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Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri drivers compete in hovercrafts

Last weekend, the Las Vegas Grand Prix was held and the winner was Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen. However, before that, an interesting (Un)serious Race Series competition took place between the drivers of Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri. It is a race in the Nevada desert and the drivers were driving hovercrafts.

“It’s fun to be here, I think the hovercrafts look ‘cool’ and are fun to drive. They’re slower than I thought, but I guess that’s because they’re hovering above the ground. The challenges were interesting, as was the whole series this year. We’re different vehicles around the world and it’s beautiful,” said Verstappen.

It was above all great fun for the Formula 1 drivers. However, they were very competitive as they were on the tracks. Before the competition, they discussed strategies, and then tested their skills in driving a 26.5 hp, four-meter-long hovercraft.

“It’s my first time flying a hovercraft, I ate a lot of sand so I don’t need lunch today. It’s challenging to fly them, you have to think a lot when you fly them,” said Perez.

“I didn’t know how hovercrafts would behave. They are actually a lot of fun, there is drifting, but at the same time you have to precisely control the throttle to make the hovercraft turn quickly. If you press the throttle too much and touch the ground, you will stop. All in all, it was fun” , Tsunoda said.

Source: Red Bull via YouTube

Daniel Ricciardo with the RB7 in an adventure through Australia

The Australian Grand Prix will take place this weekend (March 31 – April 2) and Red Bull announced it in style with a video showing Daniel Ricciardo behind the wheel of the RB7 in an off-road adventure.

In 2011, the RB7 was used by Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel. The RB7 helped the German win his second world title, and Vettel named it Kinky Kylie. Ricciardo visited several different locations with the car in order to collect data in order to better prepare the Red Bull Racing team for the challenges of the Albert Park track.

The video also features Hannah Schmitz, Red Bull Racing’s strategy engineer, off-road racer Daniel Sanders, aerobatic pilot Matt Hall, off-road racer Toby Price and supercars driver Shane van Gisbergen.

The story begins on a farm in Perth, Daniel Ricciardo’s hometown. On the way to Melbourne he visits some of the most popular places in Australia such as Outback (NT) dusty roads, Sea Cliff Bridge in Wollongong (NSW), Bondi beach (Sydney), Rural (QLD) and Mount Panorama circus.

The RB7 is powered by a 2.4-liter V8 engine with KERS and has almost nothing in common with cars from the hybrid era, but it is an important story dedicated to Australia.

Source: Oracle Red Bull Racing via YouTube