Aston Martin has an all-new F1 car.
Revealed this week, the latest racer – built in partnership with Red Bull Racing and dubbed RB14 – features a special-edition livery and it’s eye-catching to say the least.
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Introducing the #RB14 ? https://t.co/gdQRXmhHyq pic.twitter.com/qdS2Vy9YwG— Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) February 19, 2018
Aston Martin has admitted that the livery won’t be exactly the same as the one on the completed version, although it didn’t stop it mocking up this temporary camouflage on a DB11. The racer features all-new systems in F1, such as halo safety protection and additional aerodynamic touches.
Watch this @astonmartin #DB11 get the #RB14 treatment ? pic.twitter.com/OpaaJVhhMJ
— Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) February 22, 2018
And the British sports car manufacturer thought the exterior design would look just as good on its flagship DB11 coupe – so applied the dark blue and black scheme to it.
Starting off in a pearlescent white, the DB11 was transformed entirely thanks to a complete body wrap featuring Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing side logos.
Underneath the bonnet of the Aston sits an AMG-built twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 engine producing 503bhp. It’s enough to get the DB11 to 60mph in under four seconds and on to a top speed of 187mph.
The accelerated footage shows the large sections of wrap being applied to each panel of the car, with little of the original white paint visible once the process was completed.