Red Bull to paint its cars white at the Turkish Grand Prix

Red Bull to paint its cars white at the Turkish Grand Prix

The cars will be painted white and will keep the bright red on the sides in order to recreate the image of the RA 272 car, which became the first Japanese car to win a race in Formula 1, when Richie Ginther He was victorious in the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix.

Alpha TauriIt will even display the word ‘arigato’ (thank you in Japanese) on the rear wings of its cars in Turkey.

“We couldn’t let the weekend go by without paying tribute to Honda and its amazing local fans by bringing a bit of their heritage to Istanbul.”, said Christian Horner, boss Red Bull, as reproduced by the publication ‘Motorsport’.

“The livery chosen for our cars pays tribute to Honda’s remarkable track record in F1 and we look forward to giving fans another victory in those legendary colors this weekend.”added.

The sixteenth round of the category’s annual calendar will take place on Sunday at the Istanbul Park racetrack.

The British Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), seven times world champion, commands the World Cup rankings with 246.5 points, just two ahead of Verstappen.

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