Pilots’ first memories of the Red Bull Air Race

The pilots reminisce about their first encounters with the Air Race
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Highs and lows of Abu Dhabi

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Sonka’s strong defence

Current Standings

1.
1.

Yoshihide
Muroya

Japan JPN
Points 28 00
ARE 28
2.
2.

Martin
Sonka

Czechia CZE
Points 22 00
ARE 22
3.
3.

Michael
Goulian

United States USA
Points 21 00
ARE 21
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4.

Nicolas
Ivanoff

France FRA
Points 18 00
ARE 18
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Pilots’ first memories of the Red Bull Air Race

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Bonhomme blasts rivals out of the water in Qualifying

Brit Paul Bonhomme stole the show with a spectacular 57.178 Qualifying performance along the Abu Dhabi Corniche, while it was a disappointing blow for defending World ...
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Pilot Focus

Pilots’ first memories of the Red Bull Air Race

The pilots reminisce about their first encounters with the Air Race
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Pilot Focus

Highs and lows of Abu Dhabi

The pilots that peaked... and those who didn’t
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Sonka’s strong defence

The World Champion has had a near-perfect start on defending his title
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Bergér’s long-term goals

Teamwork and 0.003s end slump for Muroya

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Abu Dhabi 2019: Challenger Cup reactions

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From cyclones to sharks: setting up a racetrack

Putting up the Air Gates for the Red Bull Air Race can be almost as challenging as flying the racetrack itself. The most difficult setups are on water.
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An efficient engine equals race wins

It has been well documented that when the Red Bull Air Race returned in 2014 there were a few rule changes, one of which was the standardised engine. Although this mad...
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Data is king in the Red Bull Air Race

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Winglet refresh

When the Red Bull Air Race returned in 2014 there was only one pilot that had winglets on his raceplane: Nigel Lamb. He'd added them 2010, but very few people too...
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Updates from the Race Airport – Indianapolis

With less three weeks between the final race in Europe and the beginning of the US double header most teams had very little time to make any modifications, but there w...
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