Crimson Bull Racing’s Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey is leaving the workforce in 2025 after 18 years and 13 championships. However that does not imply the track-only hypercar he designed for Crimson Bull—dubbed the RB17—is off the desk. Newey stated he’ll full improvement of the automobile forward of its debut later this 12 months.
“The ultimate levels of improvement of RB17 are upon us,” Newey stated in an announcement. “So for the rest of my time with the Crew, my focus will lie there.”
Crimson Bull seconded that affirmation, saying: “Adrian will concentrate on ultimate improvement and supply of Crimson Bull’s first hypercar, his extremely anticipated RB17 set to be unveiled at Goodwood in July.”
The Crimson Bull RB17 hypercar shall be a track-only affair with experiences indicating the automobile can have a 1,000-horsepower V-10 engine that revs to a ridiculous 15,000 rpm, with an electrical motor delivering an additional 200 hp.
The automobile is alleged to weigh lower than 2,000 kilos, and it’ll reportedly be capable of obtain lap occasions corresponding to an F1 automobile. Peak downforce is estimated to be 3,747 kilos at 150 miles per hour, and a exceptional 2,000 kilos at simply 120 miles per hour. Crimson Bull solely plans to construct 50 examples of the RB17 and each will value about $6.3 million.