{"product_id":"red-bull-f1-rb18-team-oracle-red-bull-racing-n-1-winner-dutch-gp-world-champion-2022-30th-victory-max-verstappen-matt-blue-yellow-159728","title":"Red Bull RB18 Oracle Red Bull Racing No. 1 Max Verstappen Winner Dutch GP World Champion 2022 Spark Model 1:43","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 1:43 scale model by Spark Model capturing Verstappen's RB18 at Zandvoort on 4 September 2022, race number 1 on a dominant car that took 17 wins across the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Red Bull RB18 was the defining car of Formula 1's 2022 technical reset, winning 17 of 22 Grands Prix and securing both the Drivers' and Constructors' World Championships. This resin model from Spark Model fixes a precise moment in that campaign: Round 15 at Circuit Zandvoort, where Max Verstappen took victory ahead of George Russell and Fernando Alonso. Spark's \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e release renders the exact livery and race number carried that afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"rb18-ground-effect-machine\"\u003eAdrian Newey's Answer to the Ground-Effect Reset\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned under the wholesale 2022 F1 technical regulations that reintroduced ground-effect aerodynamics, the RB18 was Adrian Newey's interpretation of the new rules. It was powered by the Honda-derived RBPTH001 1.6-litre V6 turbo-hybrid unit, the first power unit badged under the Red Bull Powertrains name following Honda's official withdrawal from the sport. The combination proved dominant from the opening rounds of the season, establishing Oracle Red Bull Racing as the benchmark constructor of the regulation era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"zandvoort-2022-race-number-1\"\u003eNumber 1 at Zandvoort — A Detail With Historical Weight\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVerstappen carried race number 1 throughout 2022 as reigning Drivers' Champion, the first driver to do so since Ayrton Senna in 1993. At the Dutch Grand Prix on 4 September 2022, he converted pole position into victory at a circuit that had only returned to the calendar in 2021 — a race he had also won that year. The Zandvoort win was his 9th of the 2022 season, part of a record-equalling run that delivered his second consecutive Drivers' World Championship. The dark navy Oracle Red Bull livery with yellow and red highlights, Oracle branding across the engine cover and nose, and the bold number 1 make this one of the most identifiable configurations of the car.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"spark-model-1-43-resin\"\u003eSpark Model at 1:43 — Resin Construction, Photo-Etched Detail\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpark Model produces its \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e Formula 1 range in resin rather than die-cast, a material choice that allows sharper bodywork definition and finer surface graphics at this scale. Detail parts are typically photo-etched, delivering the wing elements, turning vanes and bargeboard geometry characteristic of a 2022-specification F1 car. This specific release represents the RB18 No. 1 as configured for the Dutch Grand Prix, with the Oracle Red Bull Racing livery applied to match the race-day specification of 4 September 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"display-cabinet-context\"\u003eIn the Display Cabinet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis model sits naturally alongside other Spark \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e entries from the 2022 season — the RB18 No. 11 of Sergio Perez, for instance, or the title-clinching Japanese Grand Prix release — allowing a coherent season narrative on a single shelf. Collectors focused on the Verstappen arc can pair it with the Spark RB16B No. 33 from the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the car that delivered his first championship. Those tracing Red Bull's dominant eras will find it a logical companion to the RB7 from 2011. The \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e format integrates seamlessly into standard single-seater display arrangements.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SPARK MODEL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56285959389568,"sku":"S8548","price":60.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/vroomi-s8548-front34.jpg?v=1792087429","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/de\/products\/red-bull-f1-rb18-team-oracle-red-bull-racing-n-1-winner-dutch-gp-world-champion-2022-30th-victory-max-verstappen-matt-blue-yellow-159728","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}