Max Verstappen ‘leaks’ Red Bull 2024 livery during racing live stream.

Max Verstappen has offered fans a sneak peek at the livery that his Red Bull team will be utilising in 2024.

Max Verstappen has revealed that Red Bull’s 2024 livery will look ‘exactly the same’ as the 2023 car while live streaming to his fans. The reigning world champions will be the final team to reveal their new design when they unveil the RB20 at their launch event on 15 February.

When Verstappen discussed the design of his car with his fans during a live stream, he openly stated that it would remain unchanged. Afterwards, one of his friends pointed out that unlike other teams who revealed their cars without any paint, Verstappen’s car would feature carbon.

Verstappen responded to this by reaffirming his statements, stating, “I can assure you, it will appear identical,” followed by a chuckle. Red Bull’s choice to maintain the previous year’s livery with minimal adjustments will continue for the third consecutive year.

It isn’t just the livery that is expected to remain similar when the new challenger is unveiled next week. The reigning world champions have once again doubled down on their design philosophy with chief technical director Adrian Newey describing the car as a ‘third evolution’ of the RB18.

The Milton Keynes-based outfit have been the development race leaders since the ground-effect era got underway in 2022 and they extended their advantage over the rest of the field considerably in 2023.

So dominant was the RB19 that Verstappen cruised to the title in historic fashion, winning 19 out of a possible 22 Grands Prix, while team-mate Sergio Perez collected two of the remaining three race wins. The end result was Red Bull clinching the Constructors’ Championship trophy with over double second-placed Mercedes’ tally.

Speaking about the team’s 2024 challenger on the Talking Bulls podcast, Newey explained: “Our car, it’s very much a third evolution of the 22 car.

The car from the previous year was largely based on the ’22 model, with improvements made during the winter to enhance aerodynamics and suspension. Additionally, efforts were made to reduce the weight of the car as it did not reach the weight limit in ’22.

The car for this year is the third version of the original RB18. However, it is uncertain whether this third iteration is too cautious compared to others who have taken a different approach. It is impossible to determine.