How Racing Bulls’ first F1 2026 shakedown went
It’s 12:26pm, and Racing Bulls’ new Formula 1 automobile impulsively roars thru the silence of the Acque Minerali park in Imola.
Responding to F1’s new chassis and engine rules, the Pink Bull Ford-powered VCARB 03 used to be wearing the livery unveiled in Detroit on 15 January and used to be outfitted with elephantine-wet demonstration tyres amid gentle rain showers.
Though a pair of teething complications came about within the morning, the brand new automobile used to be in a job to total three laps – as many as the foundations enable for ‘Demonstration Occasions’, that are restricted to 15km with fresh automobiles.
On this event, it used to be driven by Liam Lawson, with rookie group-mate Arvid Lindblad looking on with curiosity.
Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls Photograph by: Davide Cavazza Racing Bulls is essentially essentially based in Faenza, less than 15km faraway from Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, which makes Imola the glorious insist for early track motion. The auto appeared very equal to what used to be viewed on the livery renders. The trapezoidal airbox stands out, as does the nostril, which dives very shut to the entrance flit’s important plane. The sidepod inlets are extraordinarily slim – a resolution that used to be viewed on all automobiles which enjoy wander to this level. A pushrod layout is feeble for both entrance and rear suspensions and can remain for the Barcelona take a look at from 26-30 January. Racing Bulls will seemingly be inspire no longer astray tomorrow for a 200km ‘Promotional Match’, i.e. a filming day, the attach Lawson and Lindblad are anticipated to share the brand new automobile. Again fitted with demonstration rubber, the VCARB 03 will quilt a most of 40 laps at Imola, with its drivers thus gaining ride before the Catalan working. Formula 1Arvid Lindblad warned by Racing Bulls that F1 debut will seemingly be “advanced” Formula 1The challenges going thru Racing Bulls before F1 2026
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