Last Updated: February 11, 2023, 09:20 IST
Red Bull F-1 Racing Team unveils the RB19 car (Reuters)
Red Bull published a teaser of their RB19 lapping at Silverstone on social media as Alfa Romeo announced their C43 completed a successful debut at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya
Formula One champions Red Bull and Ferrari-powered Alfa Romeo took their 2023 cars out on track on Friday for limited mileage pre-season filming.
Red Bull published a tantalising teaser on Twitter of their RB19 lapping at Silverstone while Alfa Romeo said their C43 completed a successful debut at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya.
Red Bull held a livery launch in New York last week with double world champion Max Verstappen and Mexican Sergio Perez while Alfa showed off their new look in Switzerland last Tuesday.
Alfa will also be doing a second promotional filming day on Saturday with race drivers Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou and reserve Theo Pourchaire.
First laps on the board. ✅Our 2023 #F1 challenger, the C43, made its track debut in the hands of @ValtteriBottas & @ZhouGuanyu24 today, as the team completed a successful promotional filming day in Barcelona.
Here’s how it happened. ⬇️ #GetCloser
— Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake (@alfaromeof1) February 10, 2023
“The debut of our C43 is a pivotal moment in our season: it marks the start of our on-track campaign and really drives home how close the season is,” said Alfa technical director Jan Monchaux.
“Today was important to ensure everything is in place, not just with the car but also with the wider team, ahead of what is going to be a crucial start of the championship.”
Testing is in Bahrain from Feb. 23-25 with the season opening race on March 5.
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