Red Bull Racing RB14
| Industry | Formula One racing team |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
Key people | Christian Horner (Team principal) |
| Products | Formula One cars |
| Website | www |
The Red Bull RB14 was a Formula One car engineered by Red Bull Racing for competition in the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship. Piloted by Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen, it made its first appearance at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix. Maintaining Red Bull's collaboration with Renault power units, the RB14 was equipped with a Renault R.E.18 engine, which was rebranded as a TAG Heuer.
This vehicle represented the last instance of Red Bull Racing utilizing customer Renault engines before transitioning to Honda power units in , signaling a notable change in their technical alliances.
Design and development
Following difficult pre-season testing periods in and with previous-generation cars, Red Bull advanced the RB14's unveiling earlier than they had with the RB12 and RB13.<ref> Team principal Christian Horner indicated that this adjustment aimed to gather more on-track data, countering prior seasons where delayed chassis launches contributed to lackluster early results despite strong finishes.
The RB14 was revealed publicly in February, with Daniel Ricciardo conducting a shakedown run at Silverstone Circuit shortly before commencing official pre-season testing.<ref>
Livery
During the United States Grand Prix, both Ricciardo and Verstappen donned distinctive cowboy-themed race suits as an homage to Austin and the state of Texas.<ref>
Complete Formula One results
(key) (bold denotes pole position; italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | Grands Prix | Points | WCC | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | BHR | CHN | AZE | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | AUT | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN | RUS | JPN | USA | MEX | BRA | ABU | |||||||
| Template:F1 | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing | TAG Heuer F1-2018 | Template:Pirelli | Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Ricciardo | 4 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 4 | 419 | 3rd |
| Template:Country data NEDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Max Verstappen | 6 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15† | 4 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
Driver did not finish but was classified after completing over 90% of the race distance.