Andretti Avalanche driver Jake Dennis wins the 2023 Formua E title.
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F1 News: Reports on RB20 sends chills down competitor’s spines

Posted by AR1 staff

Early reports on Red Bull’s RB20 challenger for the 2024 season is likely to send chills down the spines of its Formula 1 competition.

–by Mark Cipolloni–

Andretti Avalanche Formula E champion driver is also a SIM driver for Red Bull and his remarks about the RB20’s performance in the simulator should keep the competition waking up at night with cold sweats.

Elsewhere, there have been rumors that Red Bull has come up with another aerodynamic breakthrough for the RB20.

Speaking at the FIA Prize Giving Gala, Dennis expressed his enthusiasm for the potential of the new car, reflecting on his time with last year’s RB19 as well as next year’s RB20.

Dennis has been working with Red Bull’s simulator for five years. His recent experience with the RB20 in the simulator has been positive, indicating promising performance for the upcoming season.

Dennis got a chance to compare the real RB19 in FP1 ahead of the Abu Dhabi GP and the young driver test on the Tuesday following. This was done so he could understand the relationship between the real car and what he experiences in the simulator.

Jake Dennis
Jake Dennis working with Red Bull Engineers at the 2023 Abu Dhabi GP

With that knowledge, he was then let loose on the RB20 in the simulator and saw an immediate improvement in performance over the RB19.

“Honestly, like, I do all this simulator work with these guys for the past 5 years and Christian Horner gave me a bit of a heads-up that I was going to be stepping into the car for FP1.

“There’s just nothing quite like it, you arrive at these corners at 300 kph and you’re breaking at the 100-meter, and you try to brace yourself for the G-force you’re about to experience. There’s nothing that comes close, these cars are like rocket ships,” Dennis commented on his FP1 experience.

“Even at the end of Tuesday when I did a full 125 laps it was just immense. The best day of my career that I’ve had. Full credit to these guys for building something so special.”

“This car is insane. Hopefully, the RB20 should be pretty good too. It goes pretty good on the simulator, I can confirm. So, we should be good for next year,” he said, hinting at Red Bull keeping its competitive edge for the 2024 season.