Red Bull Racing RB16


The Red Bull Racing RB16 is a Formula One racing car designed and constructed by Red Bull Racing to compete during the 2020 Formula One World Championship. The car will be driven by Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon who are teammates for the second year running. The RB16 is the second Red Bull car to use Honda engines. The car was planned to make its competitive début at the 2020 Australian Grand Prix, but this was delayed when the race was cancelled and the next three events in Bahrain, Vietnam and China were postponed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The RB16 made its début at the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix.
The pandemic also prompted the delay of technical regulations that had been planned for introduction in. Under an agreement between teams and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, 2020-specification cars—including the RB16—will see their lifespan extended to compete in 2021.

Initial design

With largely unchanged technical regulations for the 2020 season, the RB16 was based on its predecessor the RB15. The RB16 featured a narrower nose with two additional inlets at its front, as well as a redesigned bargeboard area and smaller sidepod inlets. The car also featured a large 'cape' element below the nose, bodywork that was popularised by Mercedes in but that Red Bull had not yet adopted. Parts of the rear suspension were raised, and the rear wing featured two supporting pillars compared to its predecessor's one. The team also redesigned the front multi-link suspension of the car, with team principal Christian Horner stating that the intention was to improve the performance of the car in low-speed corners.

Season summary

Verstappen and Albon started second and fourth on the grid respectively for the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix, however both cars would go on to retire with electrical failures during the race.

Complete Formula One results

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Championship in progress.
Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed over 90% of the winner's race distance.