Oh how happy we are to finally say this – everyone, welcome to Bahrain and the start of the 2024 Formula One season.
Here we are, at the beginning of the 20th season for Oracle Red Bull Racing – it’s been one hell of a ride so far, but it’s time to look ahead as we embark on the newest campaign and the Team look to dominate the paddock like we did in 2023.
This season is the longest in the sport’s history with 24 rounds and we’re starting in Bahrain, which has been the season opener for the last few years. Both Max and Checo will be keen to get out on track and see what their RB20s can really do.
But before we start, lets get familiar with the Bahrain International Circuit:
I am looking forward to the weekend ahead in Bahrain. We had a good few testing days and learned a lot from the car. Of course, we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves and we still need to make sure we do everything right to have a strong first weekend.
Everyone has done plenty of laps here in Bahrain, so hopefully shouldn’t encounter too many surprises in terms of set up direction for the week ahead. All in all, I am excited to get the season underway and start racing again.
It’s finally time to go racing and I am really looking forward to this weekend. We had a solid week of testing, we maximised everything we possibly could and the car felt really good, I was happy with it and we feel the reliability is there. It’s always interesting to see how things change on the first weekend, going into qualifying and then raceday with a lot of new concepts on the grid, a lot of other teams look strong but it’s so hard to tell from testing.
We have taken a new direction with the RB20 and I am excited to jump in the car in a competitive environment and see how we match up. I am not looking too far ahead, I want to get comfortable with the car and take things race by race, I am expecting 2024 to be a close battle between teams, which could make things fun!
