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Red Bull “haven’t been conservative” as they reveal 2024 F1 car
Red Bull have unveiled the RB20 – the car they hope they will defend their double world championship titles with over the 2024 season. The tenth and final car on this year’s grid to be unveiled, the world champions revealed the RB20 at their factory in Milton Keynes. Last year’s Red Bull’s RB19 dominated the 2023 season, taking an unprecedented 21 grand prix victories as the team won all but one round of last year’s championship. The new RB20 naturally evolves on last year’s incredibly successful model, featuring a largely unchanged livery. However, the car does include some revisions of note, including an aggressive new front wing design and a modified rear engine cover that appears to be influenced by the design of last year’s Mercedes W14. Despite its predecessor being the most successful Formula 1 car ever designed, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner insists that the RB20 is not a recycling of last year’s successful concept. “You can see it’s an evolution of last year’s car,” Horner told media including RaceFans. “But as our 20th version, the guys haven’t been conservative. You can see they’ve been quite aggressive in certain areas, still pushing the boundaries. “We’re conscious that our opponents are still going to be pushing very hard. We’ve seen a few cars being released that look similar in theme to what we launched last year. So you can see all the men and women behind the scenes have been working very hard and some of the detail on the car is absolutely exquisite.”
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Aston Martin F1 announce Ma’aden partnership
The Aston Martin team of the Formula 1 motor racing series has announced a new partnership with the Saudi Arabian mining and metals firm Ma’aden. Ma’aden branding will appear on the two Aston Martin cars, beginning with the upcoming 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix weekend, which will take place in Sao Paulo across November 1-3. The partnership, Aston Martin states, will help to grow Ma’aden’s brand awareness internationally and aid its aims to attract high-quality staff. Ma’aden solely operates within Saudi Arabia, which hosts an annual Grand Prix on the Formula 1 calendar. Aston Martin F1 team is known fully as the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One team owing to its partnership with the Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco, which is sponsoring the team through 2028. Speaking on the deal, Aston Martin F1 team executive chair Lawrence Stroll stated that the partnership “is an important step in our journey in Formula One and demonstrates the attractiveness of our team for brands with a long-term vision for success like Ma'aden.”
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