New Delhi: It was a spectacular moment when F-1 champions Red Bull Infiniti RB10 was racing against a Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet.
According to Daily Mail, “The event was held at a military airbase near Melbourne ahead of the Australian Grand Prix so Aussie driver Ricciardo was the obvious choice to get behind the wheel. Impressively the race car was quicker off the mark than the jet, screeching off the line and pulling out an early lead. But there was only ever going to be one winner, and when the awesome power of the Hornet's two jet engines kicked in, it surged ahead before soaring off into the clouds.”
The report said, “It is Ricciardo's first season with Red Bull with the 24-year-old replacing fellow Australian Mark Webber. His teammate Sebastian Vettel's is the reigning world champion. Red Bull, which is based in Milton Keynes have been struggling to adapt their car to the new rules for 2014 whilst maintaining their performance, with the biggest obstacle appearing to be incorporating the new turbo-charged 1.6 litre V6 engines with a host of energy-saving devices. Replacing the old V8 engines, this change is seen by many as the principal defining factor on the track as opposed to aerodynamics.”
RED BULL INFINITI RB10
Engine: V6 1.6l turbo boosted by electric motor
Power: 750bhp
Top speed: 205mph (estimated)
Weight: 690kg
Electronics: MESL standard Electronic Control Unit
Optional extras: Wet weather tyres / Fluffy dice / go faster stripe /
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS F-18 HORNET
Engine: 2x General Electric F404 low-bypass turbofan engines
Power: 32,000-pound-thrust
Top speed: Mach 1.8 (1,190mph)
Weight: 23,537kg (in fighter role)
Electronics: Radar / helmet-mounted sights / missile guidance system
Optional extras: Vulcan six-barrel cannon / AIM-9 Sidewinder missile / cluster bomb
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