Newey’s F1-inspired Red Bull RB17 hypercar revealed at Goodwood

Adrian Newey and Pink Bull have unveiled the RB17 hypercar that the famed Components 1 designer has been producing with the crew’s Superior Applied sciences division.

Revealed in a show on the 2024 Goodwood Competition of Pace, the RB17 has modified considerably because the mission was first introduced publicly in June 2022.

The primary change considerations the engine, which is now a 4.5-litre V10 as a substitute of an F1-inspired V8 turbo energy unit, whereas an early interpretation with 4WD was deserted.

In an unique interview with Motorsport.com forward of the automotive’s public unveiling, Newey stated he feels the results of such a mission “needs to be artworks that you simply’re joyful to show as such in your own home or your storage”.

“Derive enjoyment merely from the artwork side. And it should sound good,” he added.

“That final problem was a basic change from my preliminary design as a result of I needed an influence unit that was able to creating 1000hp, however with a most weight of 150kg on the combustion aspect.

“A turbo V8 would have actually on condition that. Bu clearly, it does not sound pretty much as good as a naturally aspirated.

“I feel for me, [and] lots of people would agree, the peak of the kind of audio soundtrack for Components 1 was the excessive revving V10s till the tip of 2005.”

Pink Bull RB17

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The RB17 has solely just lately entered its manufacturing section, with its suspension components at the moment being made earlier than chassis, gearbox and engine constructing follows.

The completed automotive will then be monitor examined and is about to be smaller and stylistically altered in comparison with the mannequin revealed at Goodwood.

“It is a cut-off date,” Newey stated of the Goodwood automotive. “Since then, so it is almost a yr previous, we have stored creating.

“Not solely from a styling standpoint, different issues we have [changed]. The automotive is a little bit bit smaller than the blue automotive in size and width. I feel the styling is additional improved.

“Then we had different issues that we would have liked to include as a result of we had been anxious that it ought to adjust to all of the LMH [category from the World Endurance Championship] security laws.”

Newey stated “it’s attainable” that the RB17 might in the future race within the WEC and at Le Mans, however would require “fairly a giant redesign of, notably, the aerodynamics” plus a unique engine.

Solely 50 RB17s shall be constructed, with Newey dedicated to ending the mission earlier than he leaves Pink Bull in March 2025.

He has been attending choose F1 races since his Pink Bull exit was introduced as a part of the RB17 gross sales plan, along with his son Harrison – 2015 BRDC Components 4 runner-up and 2017-2018 Asian Le Mans Collection champion – working as buyer supervisor for the automotive.

Pink Bull is providing its RB17 prospects a monitor programme at varied unspecified circuits, in addition to a guaranty of two years or 2,485 miles, whichever is reached earlier.