Closest India will get to an F1 event in a while?
Formula One is coming to India! Well, almost. On March 12, Red Bull Racing is bringing its F1 Showroom to Mumbai. This will be the brand’s fourth showroom, after successfully conducting it in 2009, 2011 and 2015. Behind the wheels will be 13-times F1 race winner, David Coulthard.
While details are yet to be confirmed, reports suggest that Coulthard will be aboard the RB7, Sebastian Vettel’s 2011 championship-winning car, which won 12 out of the 19 races that season.
Here’s the official press release:
Record breaker Oracle Red Bull Racing to set Mumbai streets ablaze once again for Red Bull F1 showrun in March 2023. David Coulthard to drive the F1 car in Mumbai after 2011.
Mumbai, 19th December 2022: After a remarkable 2022 F1 season, Oracle Red Bull Racing is all set to hit the streets of Mumbai once again on Sunday, 12th March 2023. David Coulthard, the 13- time Grand Prix champion, will once again give ‘Wiiings’ as he takes the wheel of the F1 car to enthrall the fans. It’s time for motorsports fans in India to steer their attention back to the streets of Mumbai. Make sure not to blink, and soak in the whiff of burnt rubber as a mean machine from a decorated team whizzes past you. Racing legend David Coulthard is all set to bring the adrenaline-pumping roar of his engine to this maximum city.
The only team to have won the Indian Grand Prix returns to India after famously conquering the world’s highest motorable road at Khardung-la, dazzling Mumbaikars at the Bandra Worli Sea Link, and delighting Delhi with some slick moves at the iconic Rajpath. Be there to witness it.
Oracle Red Bull Racing team are double winners of this season’s F1 by winning both, the drivers’ championship and creators’ championship. Dutchman Max Verstappen set new records for the most race wins and most points in a single season in 2022.
Image credits: Red Bull
