The show car origins behind Red Bull’s fake RB18

Rather than it being the machine that Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez will take into battle this season, it was simply a modified version of an F1 show car concept that has been shown off for months.

Team boss Christian Horner all but admitted that the ‘RB18’ on display at the launch was not going to be the same when it gets seen at the grands prix.

“By the time we get to the first race, the RB18 won’t look much like it looks today,” he said. “The evolution…