Red Bull F1 Announce the Launch Date of RB18 Amidst Crash Test Rumors

It was only on Wednesday that Alfa Romeo revealed the launch date of their 2022 challenger, C42, scheduling it for February 27. Now, only a day later, Red Bull Racing have finally announced the unveiling of RB18. Despite being one of the last teams to make the announcement, the Milton Keynes outfit will be the first team to bring the covers off their challenger.

The much-awaited RB18 will officially arrive on February 09, a day before Aston Martin’s revealing of AMR22. There were an awful number of rumors swirling around the F1 community in recent weeks over alleged failed crash tests for Red Bull.

One could also connect the dots quite effortlessly as the Christian Horner-led outfit, too, remained hidden from social media with no announcements whatsoever on RB18. Hence, amidst the failed crash test, it almost looked like Red Bull might be one of the last teams to unveil their challenger.

But, now, they’ve managed to bring about a twist to the tale by affirming that the unveiling will happen barely a week from now.

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Red Bull announce the date via social media

Unlike most of the other teams that revealed their dates through posters, Red Bull went a step ahead and posted a video instead. The sub-20-second clip featured their start driver, Max Verstappen, and their long-term partner, Tag Heuer.

The Dutchman modeled himself holding his crash helmet and sporting a flashy-looking Tag Heuer watch on his wrist. And as the dim-lighted video came to an end, the launch date showed up!

Overall, most of the teams have now announced their respective car launch dates, with only two teams now on the pending list – Haas, and Williams. There isn’t any concern about the former, as they were initially the first team to receive homologation from the FIA and they could be busy with assembling the VF-22.

Hence, Haas are very much likely to make their announcement soon! But, what about Williams? They’ve remained mute for a while now as the F1 community is starting to fear that something could be wrong at the Grove-based outfit. So, will it be a smooth sail for the remaining two F1 teams? Or, will there be any late twists to the tale?

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