1:18 Red Bull Racing RB16B – M.Verstappen – Bahrain GP 2021

Description

About the Car

The Red Bull RB16B is a Formula One race car.  The car has a 6 cylinder, 1600 cc, 900 hp engine built by Honda.  This is the team’s new car, with a new power unit introduced by Honda.

The car was designed and constructed by Red Bull Racing.

Max Emilian Verstappen, born in 1997, is a Belgian-Dutch Formula One racing car driver.  He currently races for Red Bull Racing.  He won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix debuting for Red Bull Racing at the age of 18.  He was the youngest-ever driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix.  He is the son of Jos Verstappen, a former Formula One driver.

The 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix was a Formula One race held in March 2021 at the Bahrain International Circuit.  It was the season opener for the 2021 Formula One World Championship with 56 laps.  Lewis Hamilton won the race.

About the Brand

Red Bull Racing has been managed by Christian Horner since forming in 2005. It is a Formula one racing team currently racing a Honda powered car.  They have used Cosworth, Ferrari, and Renault engines in the past.  They have won 4 Constructors’ Championship and 4 Drivers’ Championships.  The Jaguar Racing Formula One constructor and racing team was put up for sale in 2004 and was bought by Red Bull Racing.

Since 1964 Honda has participated in Formula One as an engine manufacturer and owner.   Honda has built engines for Williams, McLaren, British American Racing, Toro Rosso and Red Bull Racing.  They have won six World Constructors’ Championships, five World Drivers’ Championships and over 80 Grand Prix, ranking 5^th in the Formula One history.

About the Manufacturer

Minichamps was founded in 1990 as a die-cast car producer in Aachen, Germany under the name of Paul’s Model Art GmbH.   The original company was the Danhausen, a trade company that made 1:43 scale models and sold them over the counter and mail order.  From 1971 to 1993 the company published the famous Danhausen World Model Car Book.  Danhausen was owned by the grandsons of Emma Danhausen – Hans Peter and Paul Gunter Lang.  There was a dispute between the brothers in the late 1980’s.  That is when Paul formed the Paul’s Model Art.  Diecast models were made more for the adult clientele and holding their value was a big question that needed to be answered.  Minichamps’ excellent quality has been noticed by Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche, Volkswagen, Opel, and BMW.