Aston Martin Red Bull Racing heads for the skies

[June 18, 2019]    RB15 pulls off a pitstop of sorts going around in circles at a Viennese fun fair.

Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly will be hoping to keep all four wheels on the track this season but the team took one of its race cars to the skies in the build-up to the Austrian Grand Prix at the end of June.

Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly will be hoping to keep all four wheels on the track this season but the team took one of its race cars to the skies in the build-up to the Austrian Grand Prix at the end of June. Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s RB15 replaced a gondola on the iconic Wiener Riesenrad at the Prater amusement park in the Austrian capital, Vienna, giving sightseers an unusual and unexpected view in the skyline. // Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s RB15 replaces a gondola on the Wiener Riesenrad at the Prater in Vienna, Austria on June 14, 2019. // Matthias Heschl / Red Bull Content Pool

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s RB15 replaced a gondola on the iconic Wiener Riesenrad at the Prater amusement park in the Austrian capital, Vienna. Here is all you need to know:

- It is surely the first Formula 1 car to take its place on a big wheel, giving sightseers an unusual and unexpected view in the Viennese skyline.

- The stunt is all part of Red Bull Racing’s plans to showcase its car, drivers and team ahead of its home race.

- Verstappen will be on hand on June 26 to entertain fans at the Showrun on the Schlossberg in Graz and it’s a ticket-only event, although the tickets are free.

- Then the Austrian Grand Prix itself takes place over the weekend of June 28-30 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg.

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