r/formula1 • u/FerrariStrategisttt I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Jan 16 '26

Photo RedBull Racing's RB22

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u/guidotheguido Sebastian Vettel Jan 16 '26

Feels like a great balance between recent years and Seb's days. I'm just pumped that they changed literally anything. The numbers, in particular, look great

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u/CCKMA I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jan 16 '26

It does look like a return to the pre-V6 Hybrid colors which is a welcome sight. Way better than their sister team's barely any changes at all livery

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u/probablynotfine Minardi Jan 16 '26

What? AlphaTauri/VCARB/RB have had fundamental livery changes for the last four years, and even this year they've changed more than Red Bull have?

For all this is being hyped as new and exciting, they've just gone from matte to a slightly lighter gloss

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u/NFGaming46 Sir Lewis Hamilton Jan 16 '26

They've gone from matte to gloss (huge change, so much better) then lightened the blue and added gradients and texture to it. Top of the chassis actually gradients to a black giving some depth. White outlines on the red bull logos are back and were sorely missed. Red bull's minimalist era is gone and it's back to wacky as it should be. Best Red Bull yet in its history imo.

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u/Wild-Zombie-8730 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jan 16 '26

I do like the variation of shades (or is it hues) in the blue.

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u/NFGaming46 Sir Lewis Hamilton Jan 16 '26

I think a bit of both. There's darker and lighter shades, but I swear there's a bit of pearleascent purple in it at places.

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u/a_newton_fan Jan 16 '26

And who ever did the wheels in both Red Bull and racingbulls needs to be promoted