TECH TUESDAY: How Red Bull returned to dominance across two drastically different sets of regulations in 2021 and 2023


As the Red Bull RB19-Honda is now about to help Red Bull set a new all-time record of consecutive victories, it’s a good time to look at how Red Bull’s design has evolved since Max Verstappen gave the team their first title success of the hybrid era in 2021.
In the Giogio Piola images below, we see a direct comparison of the 2021 Red Bull RB16B and the current RB19, in particular the Honda power unit installation.

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