The start to the 2013 F1 season is slowly shaping up as teams are unveiling their cars ahead of the first test session in southern Spain. After Ferrari and McLaren, Red Bull, one of the top three teams in recent years and champions for the past three seasons have unveiled their title defending RB9 in Milton Keynes, U.K., besides a modest name change - Infiniti Red Bull Racing.
Three times world champion Sebastian Vettel and nine times grand prix winner Mark Webber revealed the RB9 in front of an audience of team members, partners, guests and international media.
Joining the drivers on stage was Team Principal Christian Horner, Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey and Corporate Vice President Global Marketing Communications of Infiniti, Simon Sproule.
The RB9 is an evolution to last years car and was being developed concurently with the title fighting RB8 in the closing stages of the 2012 season. With technical regulations largely unchanged he explains the most significant change this year is the new Pirelli tyres.
Webber commented, "I couldn't have envisaged it when I joined and it's hard to believe that you could be with the same Formula One team for seven years, as continuity is not always easy to achieve in this sport. I've really enjoyed the years I've had here so far and I can't wait to get going this season."
Vettel, the sport's youngest triple world champion, who clinched the title from Ferrari's Alonso on the closing stages of the 2012 season, took time to relax over the last two months before preparing himselffor the daunting task of winning a fourth straight title - which has only happened twice.
"I'm very excited because this is the first time I've seen the car in one piece. I've seen little bits, but it looks very nice, so now we'll get to see if it works as expected. I'm excited to get going again, to get back in the car, start testing and then go racing. Then, we'll finally find out where we are," commented Vettel on the RB9.
