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David Coulthard "challenges" Extra 300 SR with a Red Bull RB 7 in Slovakia, images are amazing - link to video
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Gabriela Ramos
6/20/2021
RedBull articulated a race between a Formula 1 car, the RB7, and an Extra 300 SR aircraft, promoting their film From Castle to Castle. The aircraft and the car fought a sprint on a runway at Poprad aerodrome in Slovakia.
The aircraft, piloted by Martin Sonka, world champion of the Red Bull Air Race, flew back over the car, piloted by former Red Bull Racing pilot David Coulthard, who has also raced for Williams and McLaren. The RB7 was also piloted in 2011 by Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.
Sonka said: “We have a very limited view inside our cockpits and to fly at such a low and inverted level, I have to more or less look straight ahead to be able to control the plane's height. The driver (Coulthard) also has to look straight ahead, however, due to the head and neck restraints that Formula 1 drivers use, he cannot look up. We solved this problem by placing a small mirror in front of him so he could see me and look ahead.”
In addition to the race, the RB7 also ran on dirt, stone and asphalt tracks, passing castles in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Coulthard stated that “the best thing about this movie is that everything is real. When the aircraft is only a few meters above the RB7 and upside down, that's real, that's Martin's skill. He is an excellent professional”.
Check the links below for the movie From Castle to Castle and the making of the stunts.
Divulgação/RedBull
Hyperlinks:
https://www.redbull.com/br-pt/...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
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Gabriela Ramos
Gabriela is the latest addition to the editorial team of our website, having provided us with her solid background in editing, publishing and photography, and her interest and training in aviation history and historiography. His good taste and common sense and great cleverness and sagacity in the selection of themes and materials greatly enriched our vocabulary and narrative style. Gabriela brought unusual predicates and came to stay, helping to point the way of success of our portal.
   
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