After 19 seasons in F1, Red Bull will put a unique, one-race livery on its racecar for just the seventh time ever. The new color scheme will be featured on the RB19 this weekend, at the 2023 Miami Grand Prix.
The livery was created by Martina Andriano, a graphic design student, as part of the Make Your Mark promotion. This allowed members of “The Paddock,” Red Bull Racing’s free loyalty program, to submit designs to the team.
The livery features pink, blue, and purple streaks that lace themselves around the side pods of the RB19, integrating themselves into the car’s standard color scheme. The colors, meanwhile, were chosen to represent the city.
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“The moment when I found out I’d won I was shocked and speechless, I couldn’t believe it – it feels like a crazy dream,” said Andriano. “The first thing I thought about when I started my design was how the air flows through and over the car, then how it moves and how fast it is and that is where my inspiration came from. Then, of course, I wanted to represent Miami and Miami’s race so all of that was the inspiration.”
Her livery was selected from thousands of entries by a panel of judges that included team principal Christian Horner, as well as representatives from the team’s sponsors Oracle, Bybit, and Mobil1.
“I think Martina has done a great job and the livery looks incredible when you see it in real life,” said Horner. “The design keeps the ethos of who we are but introduces Miami to the RB19 as well. We are definitely going to stand out when you see that car on track.”
The design is just the first of three one-off liveries that Red Bull will run on its car this year. The Make Your Mark program will also offer fans the chance to design the RB19’s livery for the 2023 Austin Grand Prix, and the new Las Vegas Grand Prix. The liveries will also be featured in the F1 23 video game.
Before that, Andriano will be flown to Miami to see her livery in person, and on the track. The first race she has ever attended in person, she said she was looking forward to what is sure “to be an amazing week.”