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Red Bull reveals F1 2024 launch date
Red Bull will be launching their RB20 car for the 2024 season just six days before winter testing begins in Bahrain. It is uncertain if they will reveal the actual car or just an updated color scheme on a show car, as they have done in previous seasons. The RB20 has big shoes to fill after the success of its predecessor, the RB19, which won almost all of the 22 races in 2023 and secured Max Verstappen’s third world championship. Red Bull’s team boss, Christian Horner, believes that despite their dominant season, other teams can catch up, as seen with Mercedes in 2020. Stable regulations always evolve and competitors are getting closer, so they will apply the lessons learned from RB19 to RB20 in hopes of defending their titles. Sergio Perez will continue to race alongside Verstappen and will have a significant year ahead of him to secure a contract extension. Mercedes and Alpine have also announced their 2024 launch dates, with Mercedes revealing their new car one day before Red Bull and Alpine holding a joint launch event for their F1 and WEC teams on February 7th. AlphaTauri, McLaren, and Haas have yet to announce their launch dates for the upcoming season.
