Max Verstappen reserved his judgement on Red Bull’s new RB18 after his first run in the car behind closed doors at Silverstone last week.
Red Bull presented a show car at their livery launch two weeks ago. The RB18 was seen in public for the first time today in pre-season testing.
But the car ran for the first time at Silverstone last Thursday. Like many of their rivals, Red Bull used one of its filming days to conduct a shakedown test of its new car.
“We managed to get it running and your first impressions, which I think always very important” said Verstappen. “But the car looks good. The rules are very different this year with the cars so it’s nice to get your first few laps and get a feel.”
All ten F1 teams have produced cars to radically new technical regulations for the upcoming season. The new world champion said he didn’t have any immediate impression of the changes.
“I don’t have anything yet, I just want to rock up to the track and try to do the best I can…