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Red Bull Racing present the RB9

Defending champions Red Bull launch their 2013 car

Published 3 February 2013 by Christine Blachford

Rather than the live stream of launches gone by, Red Bull have opted for a more lazy, Sunday afternoon approach, with information drifting out into the world via the website. There are meant to be photos, interviews and information regularly updated on the Red Bull site, with the big car reveal at 1pm.

As defending champions, Red Bull have a lot of pressure on their shoulders but the regulation stability works in their favour. They've a new title sponsor in the form of Infiniti but how many other big changes will there be?

Follow the Factbyte Factbox for updates as Red Bull reveal all.

As it happened: Red Bull Racing 2013 launch

11:26
Hello, welcome to Sunday. Red Bull are the team in the spotlight with a rather more relaxed attitude to launching - just sending information into the wilderness over the course of the afternoon.
11:27
First up they revealed a new, gloriously purple logo with title sponsor Infiniti.
11:27
12:39
Before the covers come off.
12:54
Tweet from @ianparkesf1: At latest launch, and it's typically Red Bull - dark, moody, atmospheric and with a thumping tune in the background
13:04
A video of the factory making music: https://www.youtu…tch?v=-t6cxIeCIjE
13:06
Purple!
13:07
If you stick with that video long enough, you get a glimpse of the RB9. It's interesting to see the attention to detail and how much intricate work goes into the car, not a fan of the "rhythm" bit, though.
13:08
A wider angle from the photo shoot.
13:09
Increased purple on the livery, clearly, with huge Infiniti logos all around. The stepped nose looks odd to my eyes, and the letterbox slot in front is there or not depending on which picture you look.
13:13
Red Bull have banned the attendees from taking pictures. So that may be your lot!
13:16
Comment from Pat W: From tweets it looks like Brundle is still yammering and they haven't taken the covers off yet
13:18
Tweet from @sarahholtf1: Oh hello @MBrundleF1 is reminding us of Red Bull's record in the last 3 years - 65% of points, 70% of poles & nearly 50% of races #f1
13:22
Tweet from @ivanF1: #F1
The rear is the most radical part of the car for this year, #RB9 maintain the under-exhaust-channel + Coanda effect
13:23
The covers have apparently come off at Milton Keynes.
13:27
Word on the street is they're banning any photos altogether, so we have to stick with this Red Bull sanctioned blurry shot with Vettel and Webber hiding to the left and Brundle checking his notes on the right.
13:32
With the car unveiled, there will no doubt be more information coming from Milton Keynes throughout the afternoon. Keep checking the FBFB for more updates!
13:34
Tweet from @F1Kate: RB9 tech analysis: the tip of the nose cone looks stumpy. Might just be the angle. #NotATechspert
13:38
19:59
Interviews released on the Red Bull site now. First up Christian Horner on what makes them such a tight-knit team: "I think people enjoy working in the team, they feel part of it, so there’s a good team spirit and strong desire to continue what we have... The way we work is open and transparent. We concentrate on being a Formula One team and nothing more. Our focus is very much on going racing and trying to get the best out of ourselves."
20:00
General genius Adrian Newey talks stepped noses: "There is a vanity panel but it’s quite small. It doesn’t extend a huge way forward because that would add unjustifiable weight. Last year we had a letterbox design to reduce the step, which aided cooling. This year the small vanity panel has allowed us to get rid of that."
20:00
(credit Thompson/Getty)
20:01
Mark Webber talks about some of his own changes for the coming season: "Ciaran Pilbeam has moved on to another team after a long time with us and I have a new race engineer in Simon Rennie. I’m looking forward to us working together. Of course it’s a different role for me to have someone fresh into the team and different for him too, as he has to get used to the way we go about our work."
20:02
And defending champion Sebastian Vettel ponders the possibility of a fourth title: "It will be tough to beat Mark and it will also be tough to beat the other teams. There’s no guarantee. You really have to focus on every single race, every single lap and try to get everything together. As soon as you have the helmet on, you want to perform and you want to do your best."
20:03
(credit Thompson/Getty)
20:04
The launch summed up in 60 seconds: www.f1minute.com/…rb9-milton-keynes

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Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 11:32:31
I wonder if the new found purple will be incorporated into the livery?
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 11:43:02
I wonder if the new found purple will be incorporated into the livery?
hope so, looks very nice.
Gerard 03/02/2013 at 11:50:31
Midnight Launch here...
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 11:56:03
Looks like Martin Brundle is presenting the launch.
Jambo06 03/02/2013 at 12:11:41
I know a guy who works for red bull who said the livery is going to be very different this year! Not sure if he was just saying that to stop me always asking questions but I hope it will!
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 12:18:24
I know a guy who works for red bull who said the livery is going to be very different this year! Not sure if he was just saying that to stop me always asking questions but I hope it will!
ooh yay!
Midnight Launch here...
dedicated :)
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 12:20:02
I know a guy who works for red bull who said the livery is going to be very different this year! Not sure if he was just saying that to stop me always asking questions but I hope it will!
I await the pink polkadot with much anticipation
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 12:21:03
Here's a photo from the launch from Badger GP
https://fbcdn-sph…_1192337260_n.jpg
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 12:21:42
very purple
Will^ 03/02/2013 at 12:26:40
Afternoon all. I so hope for a change to the livery, just something
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 12:31:55
Afternoon all. I so hope for a change to the livery, just something
Been a fair few livery changes this year, even Ferrari have changed their look a bit.
McLaren... well, they changed their driver livery?
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 12:33:41
Afternoon all. I so hope for a change to the livery, just something
i'll just be happy if their website stays up for more than five minutes.
Will^ 03/02/2013 at 12:35:07
i'll just be happy if their website stays up for more than five minutes.
Isn't the main video being hosted via their YouTube channel though?
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 12:35:20
I don't understand why Red Bull don't make the car the same colour as that foul tasting drink
Mike 03/02/2013 at 12:35:53
i'll just be happy if their website stays up for more than five minutes.
Remember Red Bull have experience with popular live broadcasts via youtube ;)
Will^ 03/02/2013 at 12:36:56
http://t.co/UmCuHUyT << It's waiting.
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 12:43:05
Craig Scarborough @ScarbsF1
#RedBullRB9 : looks like they'll keep the stepped nose and slot
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 12:43:53
#RedBullRB9 : looks like they'll keep the stepped nose and slot
it must've been important last year. the biggest surprise is that no-one else seemed interested in copying.
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 12:45:31
Comments are not uploading for me either on the post or on /comments
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 12:45:34
@lettev: RBR launch looks like a party. McLaren launch looked like a press conference :P
Will^ 03/02/2013 at 12:45:52
#RedBullRB9 : looks like they'll keep the stepped nose and slot
Well if that slot removes excess aero-pressure from building up on the step and dirverts it elsewhere, then that is probably the best solution - either if it is neutral or beneficial.
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 12:46:00
Comments are not uploading for me either on the post or on /comments
all good here chap :(
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 12:46:42
Well if that slot removes excess aero-pressure from building up on the step and dirverts it elsewhere, then that is probably the best solution - either if it is neutral or beneficial.
indeed. odd that only newey found it beneficial.
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 12:47:27
all good here chap :(
Sounds like the only option is tto switch it off and on again.
It seems to work on Chrome but not Firefox. Time for Firefox to have a 10 second sleep
Will^ 03/02/2013 at 12:47:58
indeed. odd that only newey found it beneficial.
but we know that Newey can make anything beneficial, regardless of the standard laws of physics.
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 12:48:28
Test
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 12:48:48
Ten second Firefox sleep solved the problem.
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 12:48:53
but we know that Newey can make anything beneficial, regardless of the standard laws of physics.
:)
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 12:49:15
Ten second Firefox sleep solved the problem.
whoop
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 12:51:32
I can't understand why F1 journalists are all mentioning that Red Bull have a lot of trophies. McLaren and Ferrari had way more trophies than RBR have before RBR ever started a race.
Mike 03/02/2013 at 12:52:31
How does Red Bull's Trophy:Years In F1 (In all guises Jaguar etc) compare to the other successful teams?
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 12:52:53
I can't understand why F1 journalists are all mentioning that Red Bull have a lot of trophies. McLaren and Ferrari had way more trophies than RBR have before RBR ever started a race.
red bull have built a shiny new trophy cabinet. also, i'd wager most haven't been to either ferrari or mclaren's trophy rooms :)
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 12:53:38
red bull have built a shiny new trophy cabinet. also, i'd wager most haven't been to either ferrari or mclaren's trophy rooms :)
All of them have been to MTC where all the trophies are on display. No idea what Ferrari do.
Christine 03/02/2013 at 12:54:39
I can't understand why F1 journalists are all mentioning that Red Bull have a lot of trophies. McLaren and Ferrari had way more trophies than RBR have before RBR ever started a race.
Is it because they are at the Red Bull launch?
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 12:55:16
From the launch from the RB3. What a difference 6 years makes.
Christine 03/02/2013 at 12:55:53
From the launch from the RB3. What a difference 6 years makes.
Ha!
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 12:57:56
How does Red Bull's Trophy:Years In F1 (In all guises Jaguar etc) compare to the other successful teams?
That is a difficult one to judge. McLaren started in 1967 and didn't win a title until Fittipaldi in 74. It was only in 1981 that Ron turned up and they won the drivers title in 84,5,6,8,9,90,91. And of course in 1988 they won 15 out of 16 races. Over thosee years they had loads of 1-2s.
Ferrari were around from the second race ever in the world championship. They won titles in 52,53,56. The big thing though is RBR have 19-20 races a year to pick up trophies where Ferrari had 6 a year, Bruce McLaren had 10 and even Ron only had 16.
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 12:59:27
Is it because they are at the Red Bull launch?
I get that but they all seem to be amazed by how many trophies they have when that number is a fraction of what McLaren, Ferrari and Williams have. Even Notus/Renault/Benetton/Toleman must have a similar number
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:00:38
Any sign of a stream?
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 13:00:53
Even Notus/Renault/Benetton/Toleman must have a similar number
never seen their trophy cabinet either.
back in 2008 red bull only had three on display: www.flickr.com/ph…dcast/3068779490/
Mike 03/02/2013 at 13:00:59
Any sign of a stream?
Red Bull website says 1pm
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 13:01:14
Any sign of a stream?
there's no stream is there? just pre-records.
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:01:26
back in 2008 red bull only had three on display: www.flickr.com/ph…dcast/3068779490/
They have done a little bit better since then
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:01:32
there's no stream is there? just pre-records.
Ohhh. Their website graphic made me assume there was...
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 13:02:11
@BadgerGP No photos at the @redbullracing launch apparently. Just seen @ScarbsF1 mouth "Yeah, right." #RB9 #UnboltTheBull
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:02:23
Here's the video
https://www.youtu…ch?v=-t6cxIeCIjE]
The cars quite purple!
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:02:31
back in 2008 red bull only had three on display: www.flickr.com/ph…dcast/3068779490/
Is it really nearly 5 years ago since you went downstairs in one building and came up in another??
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 13:02:53
Is it really nearly 5 years ago since you went downstairs in one building and came up in another??
yup!!
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:03:42
Clear stepped nose for the car too
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:03:45
yup!!
Unbelievable
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:04:05
NO slot in the stepped nose though unless I'm going mad...
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:04:19
NO slot in the stepped nose though unless I'm going mad...
Scarbs says there is
Will^ 03/02/2013 at 13:05:03
Looks like a slowly sloping step to me
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:05:20
2:19 into the Red Bull video
COG
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:05:24
Scarbs says there is
Definitely none in the video
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:07:23
Definitely none in the video
3:01 looks like there is a slot
Mike 03/02/2013 at 13:07:55
3:01 looks like there is a slot
But later there's no slot! Strange.
Will^ 03/02/2013 at 13:08:57
Looks like that's the old car - not enough purple
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 13:09:21
COG
:)
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 13:09:29
But later there's no slot! Strange.
huh!
Will^ 03/02/2013 at 13:10:28
The 3 stripes of detailing on the one with the slot are l. blue, red and grey, whereas the new job has purple, red then white stripes running along the side.
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:10:58
But later there's no slot! Strange.
Maybe it is an optional slot depending on circuit layout or maybe they just want a smooth more attractive nose to look good in the launch coverage
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 13:13:17
i do like that livery though. v.nice.
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:13:42
Joe has a post titled Pictures of the new Red Bull. Only one pic so pafr but presumably others to follow
joesaward.wordpre…the-new-red-bull/
Pat W 03/02/2013 at 13:14:12
I like the purple. Big logo (maybe too big). Nice video.
Who's idea was it to have media there and not let them take photos? They willl anyway.. just waiting. :)
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 13:14:13
Joe has a post titled Pictures of the new Red Bull. Only one pic so pafr but presumably others to follow
that's a screenshot from the video. same as above.
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:14:23
i do like that livery though. v.nice.
I wish they had changed all the blue to purple. Purple cars do not have a good record in F1
Pat W 03/02/2013 at 13:15:48
From tweets it looks like Brundle is still yammering and they haven't taken the covers off yet
Will^ 03/02/2013 at 13:16:07
Do we not get a feed of the real reveal?
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:16:14
I think the purple looks really nice.
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 13:16:25
From tweets it looks like Brundle is still yammering and they haven't taken the covers off yet
i do NOT get the point of going to launches. images always leak, why wouldn't you want to stay at home?
Christine 03/02/2013 at 13:16:29
I think the purple looks really nice.
I am totes torn. Purple is my favourite but... it's Red Bull!
Chris 03/02/2013 at 13:16:46
Is there a live video feed anywhere?
Mike 03/02/2013 at 13:17:04
I am totes torn. Purple is my favourite but... it's Red Bull!
I never quite understood why Red Bull didn't have red cars...
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 13:17:11
Is there a live video feed anywhere?
there is no live feed of the launch sadly. was never meant to be one.
Christine 03/02/2013 at 13:17:41
I never quite understood why Red Bull didn't have red cars...
Cos they have to have the bull that is red on there. It would just blend in otherwise :)
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:17:53
The bizarre nature of this is having a car launch but telling people not to take photos
Pat W 03/02/2013 at 13:18:07
i do NOT get the point of going to launches. images always leak, why wouldn't you want to stay at home?
If you go to a launch you get to 'mingle'. And journos need to be there to get quotes I suppose.
What I don't get it why they released the video to us before they played it / unveiled the car at the launch.
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:18:12
I never quite understood why Red Bull didn't have red cars...
Mum just said this over dinner! :)
Will^ 03/02/2013 at 13:18:15
I still maintain that in the video they are piecing together last year's car, hoping no-one will notice the design or the paint-job differences.
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 13:18:32
I still maintain that in the video they are piecing together last year's car, hoping no-one will notice the design or the paint-job differences.
makes sense.
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:18:58
I still maintain that in the video they are piecing together last year's car, hoping no-one will notice the design or the paint-job differences.
but the photos above in the FBFB from the video aren't last years car?
Mike 03/02/2013 at 13:19:45
but the photos above in the FBFB from the video aren't last years car?
They're from the video, when the car is in the studio being shot by a lovely Phase One camera :)
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 13:19:46
If you go to a launch you get to 'mingle'. And journos need to be there to get quotes I suppose.
there must be better things to do :)
would've liked to go to mclaren's launch when they drove through the streets of valencia, the rest seem pointless.
Will^ 03/02/2013 at 13:20:11
but the photos above in the FBFB from the video aren't last years car?
No - when they are taking pics, that's this year's, but they are putting together last year's - hence the slot that magically disappears.
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:20:18
The bizarre nature of this is having a car launch but telling people not to take photos
I am sure McLaren had a launch once and banned photos of the back of the car. Of course all the tech savvy people like Scarbs spent all their time trying to look and find out why
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:20:23
No - when they are taking pics, that's this year's, but they are putting together last year's - hence the slot that magically disappears.
F1 is confusing. :)
Christine 03/02/2013 at 13:20:34
would've liked to go to mclaren's launch when they drove through the streets of valencia, the rest seem pointless.
When we talk to Joe, he always has scoops and snatches of conversations he has with people. He can't do that staring at a screen. Yet. :)
Christine 03/02/2013 at 13:20:49
When we talk to Joe, he always has scoops and snatches of conversations he has with people. He can't do that staring at a screen. Yet. :)
Joe goes so we don't have to
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 13:21:03
When we talk to Joe, he always has scoops and snatches of conversations he has with people. He can't do that staring at a screen. Yet. :)
but even joe's at home screengrabbing images from youtube. he's doing less than you are :)
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 13:21:33
on cue:
@EliGP You spend money to have people to send to events. Then you have to grab screenshots of Youtube videos to reveal cars
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:21:38
Scarbs has changed his mind now
#RedBullRB9 retains the stepped nose, loses the slot, keeps push rod front susp and tunnelled coanda set up
Kinda annoying.
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:21:41
No more slot
Scarbs
Craig Scarborough @ScarbsF1
#RedBullRB9 retains the stepped nose, loses the slot, keeps push rod front susp and tunnelled coanda set up
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:21:54
Points to Lukeh
Pat W 03/02/2013 at 13:22:00
I am sure McLaren had a launch once and banned photos of the back of the car. Of course all the tech savvy people like Scarbs spent all their time trying to look and find out why
I am sure McLaren had a launch once and banned photos of the back of the car. Of course all the tech savvy people like Scarbs spent all their time trying to look and find out why
Which means they were trying to hide something at the front, in plain sight.
Journeyer 03/02/2013 at 13:22:27
How does Red Bull's Trophy:Years In F1 (In all guises Jaguar etc) compare to the other successful teams?
It's almost all Red Bull. Jaguar only scored 2 podiums and Stewart 3-4. It'll be dwarfed by Ferrari and McLaren.
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:22:38
Points to Lukeh
*fist pumps*
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:22:57
Which means they were trying to hide something at the front, in plain sight.
Very possibly. Like Lotus's 'special gearbox' and bin lid that prevented people spotting huge tunnels under the car
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:23:42
Maybe the new Red Bull, in person, has a special invisible cloaking you can see in the naked eye but youtube's poor quality hides.
ThumbWarF1 03/02/2013 at 13:24:28
So no photos can be taken but Red Bull put one up, weird
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:24:32
Craig Scarborough @ScarbsF1
#redbullRB9 @redbullF1 are aggressively stopping photos being taken, threaten to take cameras away.
Christine is going to take points off for that
Pat W 03/02/2013 at 13:24:34
http://pic.twitter.com/MpCG4Ccx
ThumbWarF1 03/02/2013 at 13:25:06
So no photos can be taken but Red Bull put one on twitter, weird
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:25:09
#redbullRB9 @redbullF1 are aggressively stopping photos being taken, threaten to take cameras away.
So much for being the party team!
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:25:22
Why would anyone unbolt a bull? Odd phrase
Pat W 03/02/2013 at 13:25:55
It turns out the lighting is terrible for photos anyway
Ian Parkes got one out http://yfrog.com/oen45jwj
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:26:00
So much for being the party team!
Some time in the last couple of years Red Bull and McLaren swapped identities
Journeyer 03/02/2013 at 13:26:19
From the launch from the RB3. What a difference 6 years makes.
I think we should compare it to the RB1 launch. Red Bull were the party team at the time, so that launch may have been glitzy.
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:27:10
Heheheeheh
BadgerGP.com @BadgerGP
Irony is watching Vettel take a pic of the #RB9, when the whole media area is being threatened with having their cameras taken away!
Mike 03/02/2013 at 13:28:33
I think we should compare it to the RB1 launch. Red Bull were the party team at the time, so that launch may have been glitzy.
www.motorsport.co…-the-red-bull-rb1
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 13:29:17
So much for being the party team!
touché
Christine 03/02/2013 at 13:29:49
Ian Parkes got one out http://yfrog.com/oen45jwj
Noble: @ianparkesf1 I thought you were banned from taking pics - or did you just take a photo of a few people's heads and not check the background?
:)
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 13:30:31
can't wait to see how christine rates this launch. miserable bunch of gits, success has gone to their heads :)
Pat W 03/02/2013 at 13:30:33
I was thinking the same thing..
@charlie_whiting 5 mins
My first impression of the #RB9? I didn't realize flow viz came in purple.
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:30:57
I would've taken a pencil and paper, and then when security chased me down about drawing a picture of a car, I would've asked why Newey is allowed to do it
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 13:33:00
sauber and lotus so far the best launches. mercedes yesterday was embarrassing.
gonna wander off for a bit, check back on the fbfb later. cheers for the comments, sad the RBR so crap nowadays.
Will^ 03/02/2013 at 13:33:29
Some say he has psychic powers >> 28 Jan @jwcrummett: https://twitter.c…95996196995080194
Pat W 03/02/2013 at 13:33:31
I missed Sauber :(
Christine 03/02/2013 at 13:34:49
I missed Sauber :(
Aww, they were all just so cute!
Will^ 03/02/2013 at 13:34:54
And we though the Mercedes 'launch' was bad... at least that failed by accident.
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:35:05
If anyone goes to the FOTA Forums this year, there needs to be at least on questions about why the launches are generally so badly done
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:35:13
Aww, they were all just so cute!
Unveeeeling.
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:35:25
I missed Sauber :(
This is the first launch I have seen / not seen
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 13:35:50
This is the first launch I have seen / not seen
:) :)
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:37:00
If anyone goes to the FOTA Forums this year, there needs to be at least on questions about why the launches are generally so badly done
What is the point to teams objecting to one central launch of all the cars when they go to so much effort to get no coverage or bad coveage of their own launches?
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:37:21
Another thing - public showing the car through fast glimpses of a video where you can't see much of the minute details of the car is further evidence of this wierd paranoia Red Bull have with people looking at their cars
Will^ 03/02/2013 at 13:38:05
Another thing - public showing the car through fast glimpses of a video where you can't see much of the minute details of the car is further evidence of this wierd paranoia Red Bull have with people looking at their cars
Just wait, next year's will have a cloaking device built in.
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:38:09
From Jennie Gow:
Newey: There is a vanity panel...we got rid of letter box but panel is unjustifiable weight if any further forward. #f1
Journeyer 03/02/2013 at 13:40:12
Some time in the last couple of years Red Bull and McLaren swapped identities
Except that McLaren's launch this year was a bit of a yawner too...
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:40:40
FBFB I believe this is the photo you meant to upload:
http://i48.tinypic.com/2rei5c2.png
Amy 03/02/2013 at 13:41:05
I don't want to like Red Bull
but
PURPLE CAR!!
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:43:02
I don't want to like Red Bull
Points to Christine by nearly half an hour
sidepodcast.com/p…9#comment-3112223
Christine 03/02/2013 at 13:44:33
Points to Christine by nearly half an hour
Heheh, not torn anymore though. Red Bull suck :)
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:44:51
Heheh, not torn anymore though. Red Bull suck :)
Fickle
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:45:16
Journalists unhappy too
Kate Walker @F1Kate
Bored now. Can't see most of the car, struggling to tweet, and smelling food cooking. Feed me or let me play with your car!
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:45:34
Fickle
"Red Bull then finished off their launch by announcing Franck Montagny as a replacement for Vettel"
Christine 03/02/2013 at 13:45:55
Fickle
Always!
Amy 03/02/2013 at 13:45:56
Points to Christine by nearly half an hour
skipping to the end of a youtube video is the closest i've come to having anything to do with any of the launches.
doesn't sound like i've missed much.
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:46:20
doesn't sound like i've missed much.
There was nothing to miss.
Amy 03/02/2013 at 13:46:44
There was nothing to miss.
i did see a picture of a sauber i think. have not seen the mclaren or the ferrari and don't even know if any other teams have launched yet.
Will^ 03/02/2013 at 13:47:43
This has to be a contender for worst-use-of-Live-Comments: to not watch something that isn't being shown live.
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:49:08
This has to be a contender for worst-use-of-Live-Comments: to not watch something that isn't being shown live.
Live commenting blind installation was way better than this
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:50:19
If I ever launch an F1 car for a new season I think I'm going to just leave it in the street and let everyone find it for themselves before Australia
Journeyer 03/02/2013 at 13:50:32
Bored now. Can't see most of the car, struggling to tweet, and smelling food cooking. Feed me or let me play with your car!
Is there anything new being hidden? Or they just want to avoid snooping journos to spread word of the cars' secrets? Red Bull have been very annoyed as of late with teams always asking the FIA to ban anything new they have on the car.
Pat W 03/02/2013 at 13:50:43
The only other one I saw was Lotus, that was short and sweet. The rest of them I was at work for, except Sauber who decided to launch during the England v Scotland Six Nations game.
Mercedes and Toro Rosso tomorrow are probably pitlane jobs in Jerez.
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:53:16
The only other one I saw was Lotus, that was short and sweet. The rest of them I was at work for, except Sauber who decided to launch during the England v Scotland Six Nations game.
Shame because Sauber's was really nice. No messing about, nothing ridiculous, just a nice interesting launch
Journeyer 03/02/2013 at 13:53:32
Mercedes and Toro Rosso tomorrow are probably pitlane jobs in Jerez.
Lewis' public debut for Mercedes... is in the pitlane? Rather underwhelming. Then again, after yesterday, it can't really be THAT bad.
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:53:53
Lewis' public debut for Mercedes... is in the pitlane? Rather underwhelming. Then again, after yesterday, it can't really be THAT bad.
I'm sure he'll bring fireworks and sparklers
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:54:39
The RB9 has little diddy sidepods
www.infiniti-redb…13152315#/image-2
Journeyer 03/02/2013 at 13:54:49
I guess that's why these folks are in the racing business, not the entertainment business. #LaunchBusts
john 03/02/2013 at 13:56:19
bring on testing tomorrow, these launches are abit of a farce, good to see the cars but lets see them out on a track, id be happy if all the cars were launched as they exited pit lane on the first day of testing.
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 13:58:28
Hehehe, at least Seb is still human despite this cold launch!
Andrew Benson @andrewbensonf1
Question: "Seb, what are your plans for world domination this year?" Vettel: "I'm German but I didn't say that. I have no moustache."
Journeyer 03/02/2013 at 13:58:48
bring on testing tomorrow, these launches are abit of a farce, good to see the cars but lets see them out on a track, id be happy if all the cars were launched as they exited pit lane on the first day of testing.
Testing is nice, in a way, but frustrating too: you see the cars, you see the times, but you don't really learn anything for sure. you can speculate, but they'd be little more than educated guesses. probably why i kinda launches too - they're solely to bring out the car like unwrapping a gift.
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 13:59:01
Maybe next year Red Bull can just release a Bruno Mantovani pic of their car and no-one needs to see anything
john 03/02/2013 at 14:00:22
Testing is nice, in a way, but frustrating too: you see the cars, you see the times, but you don't really learn anything for sure. you can speculate, but they'd be little more than educated guesses. probably why i kinda launches too - they're solely to bring out the car like unwrapping a gift.
yeah you cant really tell much but its just good to see and hear the new cars on a track and getting ready for the new season.
Bassano 03/02/2013 at 14:10:32
Live commenting blind installation was way better than this
:)
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 14:15:08
Red Bull put the covers back over the car
Journeyer 03/02/2013 at 14:18:25
Red Bull put the covers back over the car
If they were like this this year (an evolution year), imagine what they'll be like next year (with new rules).
Lukeh 03/02/2013 at 14:18:54
If they were like this this year (an evolution year), imagine what they'll be like next year (with new rules).
"Here are our wheels. Any questions? Goodnight."
Pat W 03/02/2013 at 14:19:58
@ScarbsF1 4 mins
@redbullf1spy 'Launch' over, car covered up, sunday afternoon wasted to see a nose cone from a distance in a dark warehouse
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 14:20:29
If they were like this this year (an evolution year), imagine what they'll be like next year (with new rules).
I refer back to my suggestion of launching only a Bruno Mantovani pic of the car. Maybe of the blanket instead though
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 14:21:55
@redbullf1spy 'Launch' over, car covered up, sunday afternoon wasted to see a nose cone from a distance in a dark warehouse
still baffled that anyone goes to these things.
i've had a lovely sunday in doors in the warm, mocking hopeless f1 teams. wouldn't swap that for anything :)
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 14:23:10
i've had a lovely sunday in doors in the warm, mocking hopeless f1 teams. wouldn't swap that for anything :)
For the likes of Scarbs who do serious tech they get the chance to get a decent look at the car rather than a quck look in the pitlane and they get time to talk to the tech people.
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 14:23:44
So good points
Splash of purple
Vettel's Hitler joke
Bad points
Everything else
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 14:25:02
For the likes of Scarbs who do serious tech they get the chance to get a decent look at the car rather than a quck look in the pitlane and they get time to talk to the tech people.
at a car that will change radically before it makes the first race...
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 14:25:31
Bad points
Everything else
not true. red bull's website didn't crash for seven hours like mercedes did :)
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 14:25:47
at a car that will change radically before it makes the first race...
A lot of the fundamentals won't change all season
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 14:26:37
Kateafan @Kateafan
@ScarbsF1 Isn't inviting the media then insisting they don't take pictures a bit like inviting a stripper then insisting shedoesn't undress?
Will^ 03/02/2013 at 14:28:48
@ScarbsF1 Isn't inviting the media then insisting they don't take pictures a bit like inviting a stripper then insisting shedoesn't undress?
Or similarly going to a posh restaurant for dinner and demanding that you order in pizza.
Pat W 03/02/2013 at 14:30:09
not true. red bull's website didn't crash for seven hours like mercedes did :)
Red Bull's site wasn't streaming anything
Pat W 03/02/2013 at 14:30:22
Red Bull's site wasn't streaming anything
Or rather, wasn't meant to be streaming anything :)
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 14:30:28
Red Bull's site wasn't streaming anything
nor was mercedes??
Will^ 03/02/2013 at 14:30:31
Or similarly going to a posh restaurant for dinner and them demanding that you order in pizza.
and them demanding
Steven Roy 03/02/2013 at 14:30:57
not true. red bull's website didn't crash for seven hours like mercedes did :)
Why was anyone on the Mercedes site? Did I miss something?
Pat W 03/02/2013 at 14:31:44
nor was mercedes??
Mercedes wanted people to go to the site to watch their silly animation.
RBR never asked anyone to go to their site, and it didn't even occur to me to look. The pre-recorded video was on YouTube.
Mr C 03/02/2013 at 14:32:03
Why was anyone on the Mercedes site? Did I miss something?
they had a cool idea that went very wrong. tweet their hashtag and from 4pm this door will open to reveal the new livery / cgi car:
http://www.mercedes-amg-f1.com/
the site was still buggered at 9pm, dunno when it finally came back. no streaming though.
Pat W 04/02/2013 at 20:25:54
Purple-gradient transporters! www.yallaf1.com/2…ple-transporters/
Mr C 04/02/2013 at 21:14:42
Purple-gradient transporters! www.yallaf1.com/2…ple-transporters/
i LOVE it!

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