Honda has a fruitful relationship with Red Bull in Formula 1, of which the controversial title of 2021 world champion stands out, but above all the leadership of this year’s championship, obtained in an indisputable and overwhelming way. Now that the latest generation of the Japanese brand’s best-known sports car, the Civic Type R, is about to hit the European market, it’s only natural that Red Bull has gotten involved alongside its main driver.
The video tells a fictional story, which could have taken place during the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend, in which Verstappen is reminded by team principal Christian Horner that their next meeting is in two weeks, which leaves with about an hour to spare. With 60 minutes to spare, Max, who drives for a living, decided to burn off that free time with more… time behind the wheel.
In the footage we see Max riding in the backseat of a Honda HR-V and asking one of the team members to make a short detour to the Euroring (the title of the ad is even “the final detour”), where a Type R in which the pilot insisted on taking a few laps of the circuit. The first few laps were followed by a second and then a third, until Verstappen started to be late for his appointment, leading him to suggest to his teammates that they stay in the HR-V, while he would head to the appointment in the Type R. , to get there faster.
Civic Type R is a machine that has been exciting for 25 years
The new Civic Type R will hit the market soon, without any electrical support, and will continue to rely on the two-liter four-cylinder engine, which delivers 330 hp in the latest generation. You can see, above, the presentation of the new Type R, as well as remember the different generations of Honda’s compact sports car.
Source: Observadora
