Red Bull Fans Shed a Tear as Select Few Close the Curtain on “Truly Special” F1 Hero

Red Bull Racing finally ended their eight-year constructors’ championship draught in 2022. After the first three races, the RB18 and Max Verstappen made an unstoppable combination. However, without the RB18, there is no championship. This is exactly why Red Bull released a video celebrating the people behind the machine.

The team back in Milton Keynes made an absolute beast of a car with RB18. Verstappen reaped most of the rewards of the car by winning a record 15 races in a single season. However, it was the consistent efforts behind the car by an entire team of engineers that made the RB18 an unstoppable force.

Red Bull celebrated these people behind the machinery in a video. The team invited a handful of engineers to bid farewell to one of their proudest creations to date. The stories the engineers shared tell us what an incredible team effort it takes to make a championship-winning car.

Farooq Rauf, the lead electronics engineer, detailed the number of people involved in the discussion as the season progressed. “I remember the early office design meetings over the summer had 20 people in it initially. As the year got on at the end of the year, there were 80 people in the meeting,” he revealed. “You know there’s a lot of everyone contributing trying to make this car.” 

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However, one side of engineering cannot do without the other. So let’s hear from a Red Bull structures analyst as well.

The unsung heroes of Red Bull share their experiences.

A Red Bull structures analyst called Sam Unsworth also detailed his experience and the satisfaction he derived from the RB18.

He said, “Obviously with rule changes in the middle of the season, that was a big challenge. I think you know that was very satisfying at Spa. We brought all those changes in and we had a really dominant race result and I think really kinda cemented all the work that I’d and all the people who have been working with did.”

The heartfelt video also got heartfelt reactions from the fans in the comments section.

“Thank you RB18. You were magnificent! Hopefully the RB19 is even better.”

“Thanks RB18 for every memory in 2022. Team work is the word I choose to define Red Bull success and Founder legacy”

“Fantastic job profiling the RB team personnel in this video. Refreshing to to them share the limelight!”

“Great job Team Red bull, happy that you guys get your time to shine. Proud of how the Team rebounded from the start of the season and how hyper focused they got through out to fixing issues and basically making porpoising a non factor. Let’s go!!”

“Love this! RB18 is truly special. Love seeing the “people” behind the car🥰”

“Didn’t think I’d be celebrating this car after the first 3 races. A legendary car for a legendary team.”

“Very nice to see the engineers and talking about which parts they work on, and that they’re actually happy and fulfilled with what they’ve achieved.”

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It is always heartwarming to see people get the recognition and love they deserve. Kudos to Red Bull for making it happen.