The 2023 season saw Red Bull perform a masterclass with unparalleled dominance by taking victory in 21 out of 22
races. Max Verstappen led most Grands Prix, putting him en route to securing his third consecutive title very early on.
Singapore, being the only man to break up the repetitive tone of the season.
Unsurprisingly, work on the latest iteration had already been commenced by Red Bull before the end of the 2023
season. Reports even suggest that the RB20 was completed in the middle of last year, indicating that the 2025 RB21
model is now being worked on by the team.
Stable laws limit Red Bull’s prospective advances versus competition, even with their outstanding 2023 season. Their
extraordinary performance limits the amount of time they spend in the wind tunnel and the number of CFD
(computational fluid dynamics simulation) runs they do, which made it necessary to prioritize RB20 development
early in the previous year.
Go with the wind!
carefully prioritised in order to close the gap with rivals in wind tunnel skills.Rival teams like McLaren have recently
made significant investments to strengthen their IT infrastructure in an effort to acquire a competitive advantage
over rivals like Red Bull.
However, now Red Bull have unveiled their intentions to construct their wind tunnel facility at their campus situated
in Milton Keynes, shifting from the current facility based in Bedford. With a projected completion date of 2027, the
forthcoming building of the new wind tunnel facility is carefully scheduled to coincide with the 2027 RB23 launch.
Team Principal Christian Horner has reinforced the team’s unshakable commitment to achieving racing perfection
by expressing admiration for the significant progress made in the quest of excellence, as reported by the media outlet
GPFans. Horner stated to the press:
Horner was anxious to highlight that the process of creating a state-of-the-art wind tunnel took almost twenty years.
He went on to discuss the painstaking discussions that took place within the company, saying, “It’s a massive
commitment by the shareholders, and it demonstrates their commitment to the longevity, but it also demonstrates
that Formula 1 is delivering.” “To have a state-of-the-art wind tunnel, something that we debated over the last 19
years, and see where we are at with Red Bull Powertrains, to have within a three-year period recruited close to 500
people and built a state-of-the-art facility with our own manufacturing ability In 2023, Red Bull was nearly
untouchable, but with teams like McLaren drastically improving, the distance to competitors may near. Horner’s
disclosure of fresh developments at the Milton Keynes-based company, however, may allow Red Bull to maintain its
leadership.
