Red Bull expects that 40% of their cars in 2021 will be new because they want to become Mercedes challengers. Compared with the huge changes that will be brought about in 2022, the 2021 regulations are static, and Red Bull's next racing version will be named RB16B. Although
has implemented a strict chassis freeze before next season, there is still a certain degree of freedom for development. In addition to the surface aerodynamics that remain open for changes, the team is also allowed to use two tokens to choose what they want to improve Racing specific parts.
Red Bull Racing team leader Christian Horner explained that although many of the 2020 models have been retained, they will also do some basic things for the cars driven by Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. work. He said: "I want to say that in RB16B, 60% of the cars are RB16. Like all racing cars, there will be a large number of parts and components used next year. We have the foundation of a decent car. I think we know how Compared with its weaknesses, this is where we focus on development in the winter. Mercedes will have a very strong package next year. There is no doubt about it, but we only need to use all the information, Tools and data, do the best we can."
Although this year's Red Bull suffered aerodynamic anomalies, Horner hopes that these problems can be resolved, even if the mechanical aspects of the car remain the same. He said: "I think the chassis is the same, the suspension elements are obviously the same, so are the gearboxes, and the aerodynamic surface will be different. Of course, next year we will also enter a world with a budget cap, which will be a new Challenge, but I think we have a decent car base, and you can see that this car is getting closer and closer to Mercedes in the past few months, which is encouraging.”
