AHA, abomageza or reckless taxi drivers, you’ve met your match.
F1 former champ driver David Coulthard, will be in the country as part of the Redbull Formula One action, set to screech the tyres in the streets of Sandton, on October 6, 2024.
This will be the first F1 post-Covid that it returns to the mzansi, and Red Bull is bring their championship winning RB7.
Legend has it that the RB7, is one of the most dominant machines in F1 history, having secured 18 of 19 poles and 12 race victories in the 2011 season, contributing to Oracle Red Bull Racing’s second Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championship double.
This spectacular 2.4-litre V8 powered single seater has now been rebirthed as a crowdpleaser courtesy of its sharp looks and visceral sound.
Oracle Red Bull Racing has a history of bringing F1 thrills to global cities like Santiago, Hanoi, Tokyo, Guadalajara, and previously Cape Town in 2019. Now Joburg gets to feast on the much awaited ‘vrrrrphaaa’.
So, South African motorsport fans will see Coulthard in the cockpit, as he paces his car through the famous Katherine Street in Sandton, for the very first time, in his synonymous F1 gear that has graced front pages and TV-sets globally.
“I haven’t been to South Africa since we were in Cape Town in 2019, so I’m delighted we’re bringing Formula One back to Johannesburg,” Coulthard was quoted in a statement.
“I’ll be driving a very special F1 car, demonstrating the power, energy and excitement of what Grand Prix can bring. The RB7 churns out 750 horsepower and can push up to 18 000RPMs,” quipped the legend.
Motor-heads can also look forward to world-class performances by German drifter Elias Hountondji – one-half of the world-famous Red Bull Drift Brothers – and motorbike stunt rider Arūnas ‘Aras’ Gibieža between Coulthard’s runs on the day.
So, abomageza since your menacing driving skills are as good as you claim, let’s meet up on Saturday October 6; and see who will come out tops between you and Coulthard, your guess is just good as mine?
And who knows, the pending Grand Prix could be coming to our shores soon, that’s if minister of Sport and Culture, Gayton McKenzie has his way, after meeting with big-bosses recently.
Tickets and programme for the day are available at: www.redbull.com/showrun
Image (Hey, out of my way, as ‘taxi driver’ gives an unsavoury look at V8 Redbull F1 car).
