Chalaj Suvanish, a Grade 11 student at Prince Royal’s College in Chiang Mai, won the design contest with his innovative “Stallion Red” livery for Red Bull Racing cars, reports the Bangkok Post.
The college congratulated him on his success in winning the contest, in a post on its Facebook page.
An avid Red Bull Racing fan, Chalaj entered his design in the first REBL CUSTMS racing car livery contest this year.
His design is the first REBL CUSTMS look of the season, according to Oracle Red Bull Racing.
“I used red in the design of the car to represent the spirit and strength depicted in the Red Bull logo and took inspiration from the way flow-vis paints are used in aerodynamic testing,” Chalaj said in a post on RBR News’s @redbulletin on the X platform.
“I love watching Oracle Red Bull Racing win and I can’t describe how it would feel to see them win in my livery,” he added.
Flow-vis paints are used on the surface of Formula One cars. After being applied, the paint follows the air flows created by the aerodynamics of the racing vehicles.
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton won Sunday’s (July 7) race at Silverstone. Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen, the current world champion, finished in second place while teammate Sergio Perez finished a disappointing 17th.
- Additional reporting by The Phuket News