{"id":3170,"date":"2018-02-19T20:28:48","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T01:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=3170"},"modified":"2018-04-02T15:45:35","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T19:45:35","slug":"red-bull-launch-new-rb14-will-strike-lucky-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2018\/02\/19\/red-bull-launch-new-rb14-will-strike-lucky-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull Launch The New RB14: Will They Strike It Lucky in 2018?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Red Bull Racing<\/strong> have finally broken their tradition of launching their new challengers <em>&#8220;aggressively late&#8221;. <\/em>The fans can savor the first <strong>Formula 1<\/strong> car launch of 2018 with real-life car images. The previous two launches by <strong>Haas F1<\/strong> and <strong>Williams<\/strong> were digital renderings. The team is also the first one to run their car on a track, though just for filming at <strong>Silverstone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Red Bull Launch The New RB14: Will They Strike It Lucky in 2018?<\/h2>\n<p>Of all the car launches in F1, the one crafted by <strong>Adrian Newey<\/strong> is arguably the most eagerly awaited in the paddock and the fandom. The pre-eminent designer of his generation, who the Milton Keynes-based squad employ, always has some surprises up his sleeve. <strong>Dietrich Mateschitz<\/strong> has once again reposed faith in Newey for turning around the fortunes of a team starved of a championship since the start of the V6 turbo-hybrid era.<\/p>\n<h2>First Impressions<\/h2>\n<p>The first thing to strike the eye on the RB14 is the bold yet uncanny blue-black livery on the bodywork. The limited edition livery cleverly camouflages the subtle innovations from Newey. The sidepods are unusually narrow, leaving a glaringly big floor area jutting out on both sides.<\/p>\n<p>The nose looks a tad narrower than the RB13, while the front wing seems similar to its predecessor. The car also sports the mandatory &#8216;halo&#8217; which has been snugly integrated into the chassis. Gone are the shark fins and the T-wings, which have been outlawed for this season for all teams.<\/p>\n<h2>An Appetite for Disruption<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An appetite for disruption in 2018 \ud83d\udc4a <br \/>Introducing the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RB14?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#RB14<\/a> \ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gdQRXmhHyq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/gdQRXmhHyq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qdS2Vy9YwG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/qdS2Vy9YwG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/redbullracing\/status\/965511286678278145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There has been no official word from either the Team Principal &#8211; <strong>Christian Horner<\/strong>, or the drivers &#8211;<strong> Daniel Ricciardo<\/strong> and <strong>Max Verstappen<\/strong>, till this piece has been published. The team website and twitter account have aptly labeled the launch as <em>&#8220;an appetite for disruption&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Last year&#8217;s launch of the RB13 had been labeled as &#8220;<em>unlucky for some&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0to tease their competitors. But it antithetically proved unlucky for their own drivers. There were a string of retirements for Verstappen early in the season and for Ricciardo in the latter half. With the RB14, the team would expect to reverse the trend.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Loosened everything up today in the new RB14 running the one off paint scheme. The break was too long so enjoyed putting the helmet back on \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83d\ude80 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gc4ZHOwHc1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Gc4ZHOwHc1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Ricciardo (@danielricciardo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danielricciardo\/status\/965664396738551811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>A new battle in the swansong of Red Bull-Renault partnership<\/h2>\n<p>Red Bull will again be using the Tag Heuer-badged\u00a0<strong>Renault<\/strong> engines this year and hope to take the battle to <strong>Mercedes<\/strong> and <strong>Ferrari<\/strong>. But this year, they have another team in McLaren to contend with, as the dark horse will be\u00a0reinvigorated by their partnership with Renault.<\/p>\n<p>With identical engines under their hoods, it will be a straight fight between the chassis of the two constructors. <strong>Fernando Alonso<\/strong> magic notwithstanding, the Red Bull team has arguably the best driver pairing on the entire grid. It will be interesting to see how the Newey crafted RB14 fares against its rivals and attempt to trump its counterparts in the swansong year of the iconic Red Bull-Renault partnership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAIN PHOTO:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a id=\"b4SOUQkaQe5rjgCfRYlg9Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.in\/detail\/920606856\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'b4SOUQkaQe5rjgCfRYlg9Q',sig:'-hGcrdSFvADKFJWKUOPPns4V4nAI1OLVp1x684uRF7U=',w:'594px',h:'365px',items:'920606856',caption: true ,tld:'in',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Red Bull Racing have finally broken their tradition of launching their new challengers &#8220;aggressively late&#8221;. The fans can savor the first Formula 1 car launch of 2018 with real-life car images. The previous two launches by Haas F1 and Williams were digital renderings. 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