Red Bull planning an F1-inspired two-seater hypercar

RED BULL is working on an F1inspired hypercar that promises to treat wealthy collectors to extreme levels of track performance.

The company announced this week that the new hypercar would be designed by Red Bull’s chief technical officer, Adrian Newey.

The Red Bull hypercar is expected to cost at least £5 million (R98m) when production starts in 2025. The V8 hybrid-powered RB17 will be built at the Formula One team’s Milton Keynes facility in central England and limited to a production run of 50 units.

The two-seater, designed for track use, will deliver more than 820kW. Autocar quoted Newey as saying it could be made road legal, with various modifications, at the client’s request.

“The RB17 marks an important milestone in the evolution of Red Bull

Advanced Technologies, now fully capable of creating and manufacturing a series production car at our Red Bull Technology Campus,” said Red Bull team boss Christian Horner.

“Further, the RB17 marks the first time that a car wearing the Red Bull brand has been available to collectors.”

Newey has penned a string of title-winning cars for Williams, McLaren and Red Bull over the years.

He also helped create the Aston Martin Valkyrie, a road legal and limited edition hypercar.

“The RB17 distils everything we know about creating championship-winning F1 cars into a package that delivers extreme levels of performance in a two-seat track car,” said Newey. “Driven by our passion for performance at every level, the RB17 pushes design and technical boundaries far beyond what has been previously available to enthusiasts and collectors.”

Red Bull said full technical details would be available in due course but it was open to expressions of interest immediately.

It said ownership would also provide access to simulators and on-track training, with full factory support tailored to each owner.