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Formula One F1 – Russian Grand Prix – Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia – September 26, 2021 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen after finishing second in the race Pool via REUTERS/Yuri Kochetkov
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Formula One F1 – Russian Grand Prix – Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia – September 26, 2021 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen after finishing second in the race Pool via REUTERS/Yuri Kochetkov
The upcoming Turkish Grand Prix is all set to be a memorable race weekend for Red Bull Racing and their engine supplier, Honda. The duo will be celebrating their 3-year union with a special one-off livery on both cars.
This celebration was supposed to take place at the Japanese GP. But, to Honda’s dismal luck, the pandemic denied them a proper farewell from F1 with a race in front of the home crowd. Hence, Red Bull instead chose Turkey as the alternative. So, let’s look at the livery.
Here’s a look at the new overalls for Red Bull this weekend 👀 What do you think?
📸: Red Bull Content Pool #TurkishGP pic.twitter.com/Z3bOlB8VBs
— WTF1 (@wtf1official) October 7, 2021
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Of course, the design looked absolutely stunning, almost resembling the 2020 AlphaTauri livery, except there’s no Black on this, and rather the usual ‘Red’ Red Bull logo on either side of the engine cover. And the fans, too, have offered positive reactions to this White livery.
However, it is the drivers’ racing gears that have caught the fans’ attention. There were quite a lot of hilarious opinions on the racing suits of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. One of the fans even claimed the gear to look like the spacesuits, astronauts wear at NASA.
Twitter reacts to the new Red Bull racing gear
We managed to come across a handful of interesting opinions on Twitter, most of them being amusing. We’ve handpicked a few of them for the readers. Take a look at them!
Reminds me of NASA astronauts' spacesuits
— tejas (@nottejas) October 7, 2021
I like the white Red Bull, not too sure on the white suit though😬 #TurkishGP
— Molly Harrington (@m_harrington19) October 7, 2021
Imagine Red Bull purposefully bottle a 1-2 because drivers are reporting possible shit stains on the white race suits and it wouldn’t be a good look on the podium
— Ten (@MercedesAMGW10) October 7, 2021
Mercedes and red bull have basically swapped colour suits pic.twitter.com/Ak1ELiBRCg
— Ari (@ariformulas) October 7, 2021
That redbull suit is ugly as hell
— chrissy (@chrissyoriginal) October 7, 2021
I feel like I am the only one out there who doesn't like the white redbull livery & suits 😅
I mean they are not ugly, but I think they nothing like Redbulls iconic usual dark blue livery & suits 😍— Rianne (@Ririannef1) October 7, 2021
the Red Bull livery and suits for this weekend are not good. 😂
— Thando (@uShozi) October 7, 2021
I don't think I like the red bull Honda special race suit? Love the car livery but the suit design is very meh….? Lando's and Daniel's Monaco suits were far better
— Wiwin (@marianiwiwin) October 7, 2021
what is redbull problem with special racing suits???💀 pic.twitter.com/fDqmhamnW9
— ria🦖 100 TIMES LH (@lxwisnorris) October 7, 2021
am i the only one who's not a fan of the white red bull suits 😭
— nic (@seventeenslando) October 7, 2021
So i wont see my beloved redbull blue racing suit or car that one time i attend a gp huh 🧍🏻♀️ https://t.co/i6w7g1xznV
— bal (@verjanskaya) October 7, 2021
Mercedes troll Red Bull’s one-off livery
The Brackley outfit mocked Red Bull’s new ‘White’ livery by relating the upcoming special weekend to Mercedes’ own that took place at the 2019 German Grand Prix around the Hockenheim Ring. There was immense hype around the race weekend, and the probability of a Mercedes 1-2 was high on cards.
But, in the end, Mercedes had an absolutely awful Grand Prix, as all they ultimately garnered was a measly 2 points, coming from Lewis Hamilton while his teammate crashed out.
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— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) October 6, 2021
The only other team to celebrate such a weekend were McLaren, earlier in Monaco this season, cherishing a milestone with their long-term partners, Gulf Oil. And unlike for Mercedes, it was a rather peaceful outing for McLaren.
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Now, it’s Red Bull’s turn! But, the biggest question is, how will their weekend go? Will they follow McLaren’s success or endure Mercedes’ heartbreak?
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