In June 2022, Pink Bull introduced that growth had begun on the RB17 hypercar, designed by Adrian Newey. This automotive has now lastly been unveiled on the well-known Goodwood Pageant of Velocity. A number of issues have modified for the reason that preliminary announcement. For instance, the hypercar is not outfitted with a V8 turbo engine – for which Newey was impressed by Formulation 1 – however a 4.5-liter V10. As well as, the thought of equipping this RB17 with four-wheel drive has been deserted.
In an unique interview with Motorsport.com Newey mentioned earlier than the disclosing that these sorts of initiatives “must be artworks that you just’re completely satisfied to show as such in your home or your storage or no matter.” “Simply the artwork side is one thing you possibly can take pleasure in. And it has to sound good,” mentioned the highest designer, who will retire from Pink Bull Racing in March 2025. “That final problem was a basic change from my authentic design, as a result of I wished an influence unit that would develop 1,000 horsepower however with a most weight of 150 kilograms on the combustion aspect. A V8 turbo would definitely have provided that. However in fact that does not sound pretty much as good as a naturally aspirated engine. And I believe for me, and many individuals will agree, the head of the Formulation 1 soundtrack was the high-revving V10 engine that was working up till 2005.”
Pink Bull RB17
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The RB17 has solely simply entered manufacturing, with suspension parts being produced earlier than the chassis, gearbox and engine roll off the manufacturing line. The completed product will bear monitor testing first and shall be smaller and have a distinct model to the mannequin unveiled at Goodwood. “It is a snapshot,” Newey mentioned of the RB17 on show at Goodwood. “So that is virtually a 12 months outdated and we have continued to develop it since then. Not simply the styling, however we have modified different issues as properly. It is a tiny bit smaller than this automotive, each in size and width. The styling has been improved.”
WEC in thoughts
The RB17 is a hypercar, and as such Newey has additionally taken under consideration the protection laws of the World Endurance Championship. “After which there have been different issues that we needed to modify, as a result of we wished the automotive to fulfill all the protection laws of the LMH,” Newey explains. In accordance with the 65-year-old Briton, it’s potential that the RB17 will at some point compete within the WEC and subsequently at Le Mans, however that will require a “pretty massive redesign, particularly of the aerodynamics” and a distinct engine.
Fifty items of this RB17 hypercar shall be constructed. Newey will stay with Pink Bull for the approaching months to supervise this challenge, however will go away the crew he has been a part of since 2006 early subsequent 12 months. Since saying his departure, Newey has been noticed at just a few Formulation 1 races, though he’s mentioned to not be concerned in that a part of the operation from Milton Keynes.
