Red Bull F1 automotive launch LIVE: Christian Horner, newest information, updates

First up, Christian Horner and David Coulthard, who shares his personal journey to becoming a member of Red Bull.

‘When I met with Dietrich Mateschitz it was clear, this was greater than only a advertising and marketing train.

‘When we had that first assembly, they stated “our goal is to win a world championship”

‘When we began it was only a few hundred on the finish of the highway, now we now have the entire campus.’

‘David was such an necessary a part of the beginning of Red Bull racing, and take a look at him now 20 years later, nonetheless related to the group,’ Horner provides.

The constructors set the scene with some slick footage of the vehicles below tarps in a warehouse, earlier than reducing to them dashing via the imply streets of Milton Keynes.

Anticipation is reaching fever pitch…

They’ve constructed a automotive for this season that they are saying is ’95 per cent totally different’ than final 12 months’s mannequin, which noticed the constructors end third behind Mercedes.

But what does that imply? Here, Mail Sport breaks down the refreshed SF-24.

The Mexican driver has gone with a contact of nationwide flavour on high of the helmet, together with his private motto etched onto it too.

Apparently with out mirth, the Frenchman shared with F1 that final 12 months ; ‘We did a very good job – however we did not do a tremendous job’.

I feel we recognized a number of weaknesses in (RB)18 and we pushed for (the RB19) to unravel them. We did not clear up all of them, however thankfully the group had been capable of scale back the weaknesses we had and be capable of ship on monitor.

“The energy of our automotive can be the weak point of the rivals, as a result of I’m unsure we anticipated to be alone there. What I imply is, whenever you take a look at the lap time and the behaviour in comparison with (2022), some folks went backwards greater than forwards.

I feel it is also – and also you see clearly with McLaren with the step they did – I feel some folks misplaced their means between (2022 and 2023), greater than us (doing a tremendous job).

We did a very good job – I do not dismiss what the group have achieved – however I feel it is very relative compared. If some folks had been nearer to us, you’ll say, ‘Ah, you did not have as good a automotive.’ And that is what I imply.

How will his terrifyingly excessive requirements charge this 12 months’s mannequin?

Red Bull’s senior advisor Marko saved his response temporary, however acknowledged the questions which have been swirling since information broke.

You can discover out what he shared on launch day under.

… and he is handled followers to a glimse of his 2024 helmet this afternoon.

No doubt he is already plotting the redesign for subsequent 12 months with a fourth star-studded world title so as to add to the again.

The 50-year-old’s schedule has had the launch date pencilled in for weeks, and final Friday’s questioning by an indepdent KC is not going to see him shrink from his duties.

Mail Sport’s JONATHAN MCEVOY – who shall be on responsibility this night – has extra under.

Hello and welcome to Mail Sport’s dwell weblog overlaying the launch of Red Bull’s brand-new RB20 automotive forward of the 2024 season.

The champion constructors – and triple world champion Max Verstappen – shall be hoping for one more profitable marketing campaign after final season noticed the English group obliterate the competitors for big swathes of the racing calendar.

But focus in the present day will not stil solely on the automotive. Instead, group principal Christian Horner finds himself an unwilling topic below the microscope, as he prepares to attend the primary public occasion since information broke that his constructor had been launching an inner investigation into his conduct.

The launch will kick-off at 7.30pm, however persist with us as we let you recognize extra about Horner’s week within the highlight, and the opposite vehicles that may hope to problem Red Bull for the highest spot this 12 months.