Red Bull shares launch date for the 2025 F1 contender

Red Bull has shared the launch date for their 2025 challenger which will happen during the F1 season launch at the O2 Arena, in London. The Austrian team lost their hold over the Constructor's Championship in the 2024 season to McLaren and even finished behind Ferrari at third in the standings.

While Max Verstappen was able to win the driver's title for a fourth consecutive year, his former teammate Sergio Perez could only manage a P8 finish in the standings and was the only driver to not win a race from the top four teams.

Heading into the 2025 season, which would be the final year of the current regulations before the new engine regulation comes in 2026, Red Bull on their Instagram account teased the release date of the livery for the RB21. They informed that they would unveil the 2025 challenger on February 18 at the F1 Season Launch at the O2 Arena. They wrote:

"Not long until it all starts again."

While appearing on the Talking Bulls podcast last December, Max Verstappen made a request to the Milton-Keynes-based outfit regarding the livery. He said:

“Well, when I come back to the factory the first time, you will get a bit of an idea. [I] hope it’s a bit different. I was actually talking about it today, I actually really like these cars as well [referring to older Red Bulls] with the shiny color. We’ve had so many matte-blue cars, but I think sometimes it’s just nice to spice it up a little bit.”

Red Bull team advisor provides an update on the RB21 ahead of the new season

Red Bull team advisor Helmut Marko informed fans that the basic concept of the RB 21 was ready and that the team has made some changes to resolve the issues that they faced during the 2024 season.

Speaking recently with Sport1.de, the Austrian said:

“I would say that the basic concept is ready. The car is de facto finished and it is now going into final production. At that point, you see how much weight can be saved.

“The task for the engineers was to build a car that has a wider working window, one that is not so critically on the limit that it is very, very difficult for the drivers to control the car. That means better predictability and, if possible, as McLaren has shown, that these performances are delivered on all tracks, not just on specific tracks.”

Red Bull struggled on the street circuits for the majority of the year as they only won in Jeddah and struggled with kerb riding in other places. The issue has been persistent for the team ever since the 2023 season when they lost on a perfect year due to their struggles in the Singapore GP that year.