The Pink Bull RB17 was revealed on the Goodwood Pageant of Pace by Oracle Pink Bull Racing Workforce Principal and CEO Christian Horner, Group Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey, and Pink Bull Superior Applied sciences Technical Director Rob Grey.
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Designed by Adrian Newey and Pink Bull Superior Applied sciences, the Pink Bull RB17 builds on 20 years of innovation in Components One, which resulted in Oracle Pink Bull Racing successful six Constructors’ titles. The RB17 encompasses a two-seater carbon fibre monocoque chassis with a semi-stressed mid-mounted naturally aspirated V10 engine that’s red-lined at 15,000 rpm.
Energy is transferred to the rear wheels through a carbon fibre gearbox. Weighing below 900 kg and with greater than 1,200 HP, the RB17 delivers F1-equivalent lap instances and prime speeds of over 350 kph whereas remaining simple to personal and function.
From growing the preliminary idea to delivering the completed RB17 to clients, Pink Bull Superior Applied sciences is liable for the Hypercar’s total design and constructing course of. Solely 50 will likely be bought, making every proprietor a part of an unique membership.
Every RB17 shopper is welcomed into the Pink Bull household with a whole buyer journey, together with a variety of observe occasions permitting house owners to expertise a number of the world’s biggest circuits. One-of-a-kind driver growth and tailoring the automobile to go well with particular person drivers’ wants are a part of the distinctive expertise, creating a way of anticipation and pleasure. Every RB17 will likely be bespoke, with clients in a position to specify every thing from the outside paint color to inside supplies and a bunch of different minor particulars.
Christian Horner, Oracle Pink Bull Racing Workforce Principal and CEO, stated: “We’re excited to disclose the Pink Bull RB17 at Goodwood Pageant of Pace, a undertaking that is among the most genuine and thrilling that Pink Bull Superior Applied sciences has embarked upon to this point. With 20 years of legacy in Components 1 to attract from, and as a performance-centred organisation, it solely made sense for us to design our personal Hypercar from the bottom up. The RB17 is a landmark automobile that mixes technical innovation, achievement, and emotional attraction. I’m very pleased with the Workforce and am delighted to see it make its world debut. We anticipate the RB17 to be a future basic.”
Adrian Newey, Group Chief Technical Officer, commented: “I had been mulling across the concept of taking over the problem of designing our very personal Hypercar, from idea to supply, for a few years, and it has been a powerful undertaking and journey. For it to lastly be the day we pull the covers off and see the delivery of the Pink Bull RB17 is genuinely outstanding. The RB17 Hypercar embraces every thing we stand for: simple energy, velocity and wonder. It is extremely adaptable in its talents, and we designed it as a two-seater in order that the fun of driving at F1 speeds will be loved with a good friend or associate, instilling a way of confidence in its efficiency.
Rob Grey, Pink Bull Superior Applied sciences Technical Director, added: “The RB17 is a tremendous undertaking we’re privileged to work on. It has allowed Pink Bull Superior Applied sciences to showcase our engineering, design, and technical capabilities and options. We can’t wait to see the completed vehicles being loved to the total on a racetrack by racing and automotive fanatics alike.”
About Pink Bull Superior Applied sciences
Pink Bull Superior Applied sciences was fashioned in 2014 to use elements of F1 expertise to different challenges in motorsport and the broader world. To place Pink Bull Superior Applied sciences because the main competitor in expertise options, they convey distinctive engineering, design, expertise, simulation and manufacturing capabilities to a massively various set of industries, serving to to create a brighter, higher future. From human-powered machines to Hypercars and every thing in between, together with submersibles, flying machines and future mobility options, with Pink Bull Superior Applied sciences, the probabilities are limitless.
