F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix: Red Bull Racing Unveils Special Fan-designed Neon Livery Ahead of Inaugural GP

Red Bull Racing's stunning new livery, dubbed "The Neon Bull," has stoked anticipation for the forthcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix. The team unveiled this unique fan-designed livery from their Make Your Mark competition for the last time this season. From thousands of entries, Lindsay Palmer of Essex, UK, had her custom design chosen for the weekend's race. Her design, which has purple at its core, will appear to look like pink and yellow neon lights streaming through the bodywork of the car when the RB19 speeds through the nighttime streets of Vegas. It also features styling themes reminiscent of a casino, such as playing cards and casino chips. These elements very well capture the gambling culture that is a characteristic of the city.

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Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez's 2023 championship-winning cars will be freshly painted in Las Vegas this weekend. For those unaware, Red Bull Racing had earlier said during the RB19 pre-season launch that fans would be given an exciting chance to create their own liveries for the three American races—the first that took place in Miami in May and the second in Austin in October this year. Meanwhile, here are a few key details about the newly revealed livery. 

Red Bull Racing "Neon Livery": Design Highlights

Red Bull's 'Make Your Mark' campaign, which is in its third version for the US GP series, is making a splash in Las Vegas, where it pays homage to the city that is about to welcome Formula 1 back after a 41-year break. This new livery showcases a fan-inspired design that highlights the charm of Las Vegas, and it is in line with the team's prior modifications for the races held in Austin and Miami this year.

Let's now talk about the styling highlights. With notable allusions to Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, the design makes subtle tributes to the team's drivers. The racing numbers of Verstappen and Perez, 1 and 11, are masterfully incorporated into the poker chip elements of the vehicle. The RB19 is adorned with a creative depiction of the Las Vegas sign, representing the squad's aim to win this weekend's street race, whereas the playing cards have their initials on every corner. 

The RB19 also has special wheel covers, which is another tribute to the racetrack. With a design that mimics the feel and appearance of a poker chip and bears PokerStars' Red Spade, the PokerStars "Poker Chip" covers change the Team's wheels to red, white, and black. They are the leading sponsor to co-brand wheel coverings for Oracle Red Bull Racing.

Red Bull Racing "Neon Livery": Lindsay Palmer Comments

Sharing her thoughts on the occasion, Lindsay Palmer, Winner of Make Your Mark Las Vegas, said, “I was so excited to be selected as the winner for Make Your Mark Las Vegas and was completely lost for words when I won. When thinking about what represents Vegas, the first thing that came to mind was the casinos and the bright lights, so I knew this had to be incorporated into my design. I wanted the style to emulate the cars whizzing past the neon lights and I had to make sure playing cards were added too. When I visited the factory, it was amazing seeing the livery come to life and the creation process. I am so excited to go to the race, I have never been to Vegas before and the fact that I can see my car come to life under the iconic Las Vegas lights will be an incredible experience. I cannot wait to see it on track.”

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Red Bull Racing "Neon Livery": What the Team Principal Has to Say

Christian Horner, Team Principal and CEO remarked, “It is brilliant to be rounding off our third and final Make Your Mark competition this season here in Nevada for the inaugural Las Vegas GP. It is such a unique way to bring fans into the heart of the Team, giving them the opportunity to design and vote for our Las Vegas livery through our free loyalty programme, The Paddock. We have revealed a fan-designed livery at every US race this year and each design has been well and truly delivered; it was quite the task picking a winner. Congratulations to Lindsay, who really put Vegas’ iconic stamp on the design, capturing the energy and excitement of both the city and the Team."

The close-ups ???? Ready to light up Las Vegas ???? pic.twitter.com/Gf3iYtWbld

— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) November 15, 2023

Very much looking forward to seeing it racing around the streets of Las Vegas. From what I have seen on the Sim though, that long straight is an incredibly fast one, so you are going to have to keep a close eye on things as the cars fly past under the bright lights of The Strip. It is going to be a special race made even more special by celebrating with a fan-designed livery as we head into the final US race of the season," he added.