Pink Bull Racing fired up on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit on Tuesday, as reigning world champion Max Verstappen and new teammate Liam Lawson, put the brand new RB21 via its paces throughout a filming day.
The Milton Keyne’s primarily based outfit revealed the primary pictures of its 2025 contender on Tuesday morning, however the low-light photos supplied little perception into the automotive’s traits.
The brand new machine emerged from the shadows in Bahrain within the afternoon when Verstappen and Lawson bask in a shakedown of their new mount.
Max was first behind the wheel, hitting the observe for his opening runs of 2025, on a breezy morning, with Lawson taking up shortly later for his first style of the Rb21.
General, the 2 drivers accomplished 198.6 km between them.
Verstappen: Good to be Again
“It’s very nice to be again driving once more and to get into RB21 for the primary time,” commented Verstappen.
“I obtained a couple of laps in however at present was extra about getting snug within the automotive, seeing what matches and we’ll then be taught extra in regards to the automotive over the subsequent few days.
“We all know what final yr’s limitations have been, so it is necessary that we assess the tempo over the subsequent few days and see if we’ve improved.
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“We don’t have a very long time earlier than the primary race so, over Testing, we hope to get a whole lot of mileage on the automotive and many runs in to know the place we are able to discover time.
“In the intervening time I don’t have targets for the season as we don’t understand how aggressive we’re, however I’m trying ahead to getting again to racing typically, particularly driving in Spa and Zandvoort, that are my favorite tracks on the calendar.”
Lawson: First Impressions Are Good
“First impressions are good, it’s at all times thrilling to get within the automotive for the primary time,” mentioned Lawson.
“For me, I’ve by no means began a full season in Formulation One, so the preparations and days like this Filming Day are good for me.
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“We’re additionally studying a couple of new automotive as nicely and up to now the RB21 feels good; the subsequent few days of Testing shall be helpful. I’m most trying ahead to only going racing, to have a full pre-season with a Workforce and be taught alongside the way in which.
“My goal, merely, is to be quick and to be the place the Workforce wants me to be. The purpose is to regain the Constructors’ this yr and if we are able to obtain that then it means I’m doing my half.
“Collectively all of our targets are the identical and that’s to be as far up the entrance as we are able to.”
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