A Taste of Honda's History | Max Verstappen drives an F1 classic, the 1965 RA272

Ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, Max got an adrenaline-fuelled taste of Honda’s racing history and the golden age of Formula One as he got behind the wheel of the Japanese manufacturer’s first Grand Prix winner at the firm’s Tochigi Proving Ground.
Prior to heading to Suzuka, Max, along with 2017 Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato, visited Honda’s state of the art test facility north of Tokyo where, after visiting the Tochigi factory and meeting staff, our engine partners introduced the two racers to one of the most famous former Honda employees of all, the RA272 F1 car.
Built for the 1965 season, the 1.5-litre V12 car was driven by American racers Richie Ginther and Ronnie Bucknum. At the season-ending Mexican Grand Prix, Ginther powered the technologically advanced car to the Japanese squad’s first F1 victory.
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[@anthoslykos6294]

Its really satisfying seeing a modern F1 car on a big banked turn.

[@yousnoerd]

Zandvoort will have a nice banked turn as well.

[@yousnoerd]

​@GhostsKuriboh I heard they are making it 18 degrees. Pirelli has voiced their concerns but Zandvoort wants to do it anyways. Could get interesting.

[@joshtiel2980]

yousnoerd don’t tell the Dutch what they can’t do even if they are wrong lol

[@derbigpr500]

@GhostsKuriboh Who the fuck says Pirelli makes garbage tires? They make tires up to specs given to them by FIA.

[@TassieLorenzo]

It's the Honda proving grounds / test track.

[@GrayCatbird1]

A Renault-powered car used to promote Honda for a team named after Aston Martin. What a time to be alive.

[@thedarkknight1758]

Engine is a new 2.4litre developed by Honda

[@tomokokishi3066]

Not to mention that the current Aston Martin cars are powered by Mercedes.

[@fulcrum2168]

@@thedarkknight1758 Sure lets waste our r&d on a car that's not competing in f1 anymore

[@quocanhphanho8969]

@@tomokokishi3066 Inception haha

[@TheJokerit19]

@@thedarkknight1758 No, it indeed is the Renault-V8 in the back.

[@israels.grancelli3542]

The difference in sizes between cars just makes me think of how Monaco was designed for that 60's racer, not modern F1 cars :/

[@jenningbernard]

lol Monaco wasn’t designed for any car, it’s the cars that are designed and setup for Monaco.

[@hmdwgf]

Israel S. Grancelli It was designed for 1920’s and 1930’s cars. But the track wasn’t really designed at all, they just picked a bunch of streets and formed them to make a course.

[@authorvadeable]

Every track was designed ...

[@mantasisganaitis2281]

Absolutely. Just back then cars were just designed to roads. Now these cars are just designed to have downforce, and tracks are designed to suit that. And thats why past is better than present racing in my opinion.

[@richcam427]

Seeing Honda Hybrid slapped on the side of a Renault V8 is hilarious.

[@tijnvdvelde]

@@yztefenbrianb.sanpablo666 I just lost a couple of braincells while reading your comment

[@vberl9573]

@@yztefenbrianb.sanpablo666 It isn't a Honda V8 in that car. It is a Renault V8. The Honda V8 wouldnt fit in the car because the original car was designed around the use of the Renault V8. For future reference, do some research before you make yourself look stupid.

[@MrDrBlahh]

@@yztefenbrianb.sanpablo666 It is a Renault V8 in that Red Bull. But there is a Honda Hybrid sticker on it because fuck Renault pretty much

[@niels19974]

@@yztefenbrianb.sanpablo666 the 2019 car has a honda engine. The car they use here has a renault v,8(!). Are you just trolling?

[@vberl9573]

@@yztefenbrianb.sanpablo666 They can. They bought the engine and are no longer contracted by Renault. They own the engines for that car. Meaning that they can name them whatever they want. Last year they called the Renault Engines Tag heuer instead of renault on the car

[@njohnson3331]

That car is older than his dad.

[@noeleenbatchelor3736]

“It sounds beautiful” next scene they play music over engine sound🤦‍♂️

[@xByll]

CMD/CTRL - Riot Lights

[@plazasta]

good gracious, the RA272 sounds amazing!

[@huwfrancis9437]

Dear RedBull video editor, We all love seeing the onboard footage in these videos. Especially when it features amazing sounding cars we may not have heard or seen before. So please can you not overlay generic music over the top of it? Kind regards, A fan

[@OxFLIP]

0:04 max looks like hes hungover

[@bluishblueblack]

Would have loved to see Sato in the Red Bull

[@phillips5368]

Second that

[@rickdubbink]

@@middleagedwomanwithahandba2795 cuz he's Japanese

[@SATO_FD2R]

bluishblueblack I wish, but they wouldn’t let me!

[@MiguelMedV]

@@SATO_FD2R ちょっと待って、あなたは本当に佐藤琢磨ですか？ 女男だろうか？...

[@ciello___8307]

He tested for toro rosso back in the day

[@thom.h2763]

More of this please, thank you😊😊😊

[@pigeon4318]

なんや！？この夢みたいなコラボレーションは

[@chantaldemira7514]

If only there was an actual Honda engine in that redbull

[@VigneshBalasubramaniam]

@GhostsKuriboh Really? Where did you hear that?

[@intelsilver]

@@VigneshBalasubramaniam Out of his ass

[@derbigpr500]

@GhostsKuriboh Apparently you win the "full of shit" comment of the day award.

[@thedarkknight1758]

@@intelsilver it's real.

[@ThomasNing]

The Dark Knight link please

[@Its_a_me_Chibi]

Max Verstappen is just the perfect driver for Red Bull. Seb Vettel did also fit in perfectly, but Max is just a class for himself!

[@broyout3586]

@@5LRHM I'd rather imagine Max and Lewis @ Redbull. (and Seb + Sainz at Mercedes, Lec + Ric at Ferrari). Never gonna happen, but that would be a racket!

[@kuroneko-_5570]

@@broyout3586 that would be awesome.

[@12123188]

@@broyout3586 People just love to have (ex-)McLaren drivers on their teams🤣

[@tbz1551]

Every other F1 team: We are really happy with our social media and how we seem to be reaching a new audience. Red Bull: This 🙌🏻🙌🏻 It’s not even fair...🏆

[@JoeyIndolos]

One of the rare times I've seen Max's full name used. I had to backtrack and pause to see what all those letters were, LOL. Probably because of Japanese formality.

[@CiaraBajada23]

Where?

[@raymondmalan487]

NO Words.....🇯🇵🇯🇵 Forever !

[@chrisd1828]

Much better than the teaser video

[@narutosaga12]

F1 Classic noise > anything right now

[@ChefofWar33]

The cars are starting to get some good notes now. That Ferrari does sound damn good.

[@rodracer4567]

V6 hybrids would sound so much better if it weren't muffled by the MGU-H

[@ChefofWar33]

@@rodracer4567 Yah. Whatever happened to the FIA getting rid of MGU-H in 2021? Im pretty sure its the same engine formula because the teams complained.

[@ChefofWar33]

@@rodracer4567 And funnily enough. Mercedes wasnt the one complaining. They said bring it on. lol They just know they can outspend everyone else. :P

[@derbigpr500]

Functioning ears > anything you have on your head right now

[@Yuuki_Watage]

For those who were curious, the song near the end is called "Riot Lights" by CMD/CTRL

[@iz127]

Thanks mate

[@CT37BN]

Fantastic video! Honda Power! Stay safe Japan w/ typhoon Hagibis battering parts of country. All the best to RBR-Honda at Suzuka 2019 GP.

[@jachuy234]

Please bring that car in Monaco next year! That sound in Monaco would be a trip into memory lane

[@SilverScarletSpider]

Looking good brother 💪🏎

[@gachawangi7753]

i love the sound

[@petiertje]

Race cars are awesome :D Thanks for uploading :)

[@beezball]

I'd love to the F1 grid in those exact cars (all the same with just custom liveries), fitted with modern safety equipment, go at it for a couple special sprint races each year. One at Monaco definitely.

[@TorielloAt170]

Maybe not as a spint race if it would be for qualy, but didn't the teams get Shelby cobras as a present, maybe something like that.

[@TorielloAt170]

Holy shot this is 2 years old

[@ABI-qw2bj]

Gp2 engine Gp2 engine ahrgh !!

[@hamzafayiz1725]

Love Honda ❤️😘😊

[@RedTsarOldChannel-INACTIVE]

1:14 Dat sound!

[@theoriginalrabbithole]

Awesome video!

[@StruggleGaming]

I demand an F1 track with extreme high speed banking like that. That shit is tops.

[@juanding1442]

LOL a Renault powered 2.4 L V8 being covered up with a Honda badge!

[@sharl_leg]

The Renault engine wore out a while ago but Honda made a new one just for the rb7

[@EnjoyTheSilenc3]

Looks comfy.

[@gbsoffiati]

they're clearly proudest of their V8 cars

[@bmx08]

Adoro Takuma Sato 👍🏻

[@south_poIe]

This just proves you don't need 1000 horsepower to have fun.

[@caseybrace7378]

Would love to see Sato in his IndyCar against Verstappen on the banking

[@syakugannoikamusume]

Watching past and future

[@HugoZupan]

After watching this video... video with Max on oval makes more sense

[@himanshuvishu]

There's nothing more cooler than watching a f1 driver do donuts. A driver worthy of competing in the fastest league in the world with a car that's meant to be precise and mechanical perfection, donuts is the last thing that car was meant to do😂

[@ianstrijker9576]

well, it is rear wheel drive. what else is it supposed to do?

[@ArieVisker]

Let Max drive Honda F1 of his father (Jos Verstappen ) the Honda RA099.

[@thunderbolt_blitz]

The old car sounds like the F2 car in cockpit

[@ポッバー]

So coooooool!!!!

[@kitakyushukko]

やべぇ！めっちゃ格好いい😍

[@royvossen4707]

ありがとう Honda. Thank you Red Bull.

[@deweberis2709]

Next time Takuma Sato + Pastor Maldonado, please 😂

[@brooks3racing1]

DeWeberis there wouldn’t be anything left of the cars. 🤣

[@authorvadeable]

It’s a pitty that Honda is withdrawing from F1

[@baka7even]

V-TEC in 1965?

[@xaviercharles9616]

What is this RedBull car? And why does it have a honda livery while having a Renault v8 lol

[@hydraz1443]

It’s the rb7, they just put the 2019 livery on it

[@sharl_leg]

It is a Honda engine. The Renault engine wore out a while ago. Honda made an engine specifically for the rb7

[@CarlosSantos-be9it]

Sato ! O samurai voador !

[@h.kurnia8175]

Looks like a Honda Ariel Atom

[@albert9784]

Its sad Honda will not continue more than 2020

[@春から自衛隊]

takuma sann

[@MrYeezy77]

What if the PU architecture was a V8 Hybrid instead of a V6? 🤔

[@F.San44]

2:07 That girl behind is most beautiful than RA272 and RB7 together jajaja

[@tradingespanol5384]

Is there a photoshoot of this?

[@ianst4107]

Daniel Ricciardo Says 2-Time World Champion Max Verstappen Doesn't Know How to Drive Manual Car hahaha

[@martinbenko2728]

Why don't we have tracks with banked corners? As we can see, a modern f1 car is driveable in banked corners.

[@seira1548]

明日楽しみな人🙋‍♂️🙋

[@MrJex18]

I miss the old livery

[@petersymonds1920]

wow that honda 1.6 turbo sounds just like a v8.

[@halofreak1990]

So many people perpetuating the myth that the RB7 still uses Renault engines... smh.

[@xmillion1704]

I guess it was too hard to give us a little speedometer readout up in the corner?

[@Countryhack01]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Raysboss302]

Zandvoort?

[@孝志井上-u7b]

1/5リッターのF１のちいさの良く解りますドライバーのヘルメットが大きく見えて🤷

[@gappong1898]

Love that Renault

[@谢震业ふぁん]

たくまカッコイイ

[@maxalfredjoelasemoule3993]

Am I the only one who would have liked a little less images and a little more talk and analysis by Max ? I would have loved Max's opinion on this piece of 60's engineering, proving us 2020's guys we did not invent anything

[@fryewerk]

Ginther was a tiny guy. Bucknum a little bigger...it seems like no modern drivers quite fit in those 1.5 liter era cars properly.

[@ReprogrammedToHate]

SATO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@FCC46]

That Renault sounds nice!

[@sharl_leg]

The Renault engine wore out a while ago but Honda made a new one just for the rb7

[@FCC46]

@@sharl_leg Do you have a link? That's interesting

[@sharl_leg]

@@FCC46 It was in Max Verstappen's video. Don't have a link tho

[@darkuniversechicken]

Team RB 4 ever

[@internalport8776]

Ah yes the 2 legendary Honda powered cars, the RA272 and the Renault, I mean, Honda Hybrid v8 F1 car.

[@sk5323]

こんにちは！！

[@the_wiseman_]

does anyone knows why red bull always use the RB7 for events like these?

[@WLS_Churchill]

It's not only RB, i can be wrong but they use V8 instead of V6T cause they are cheaper and easier to run and maintain

[@the_wiseman_]

@@WLS_Churchill I meant, why don't they use cars like RB6, RB8, RB9 which also uses the V8

[@RocksJapanese2010]

いまのF1マシンもこのサイズに戻せばいいのに。

[@chemicalhead-r2x]

外人には小さすぎて「子供用かよ！」と無線でアロンソに言われます

[@internationaleldorado1532]

@@chemicalhead-r2x そんな小さなことより、安全性が無さ過ぎる。 しかも燃料タンクとエンジンが近いから、クラッシュしたら炎上する可能性が高い

[@racingkiller772]

Where is Alex Albon

[@kana-uv8nc]

琢磨さんだー

[@zakiasakura6481]

Which engine does the RB use? Renault or Honda?

[@halofreak1990]

Honda

[@kreshnik]

this video was to short

[@charronegro1922]

O like sO much HONDA.

[@Жива-й1д]

Благодарю

[@majin527]

Max. Too small Taku. Just fit

[@jesperxlund]

Renault power

[@devraj220990]

Is this safe?

[@mastergamingnic1681]

Formula NASCAR. Anyone watches Aarava here?

[@しゅう-l3z]

鳥肌たったわ

[@anonymoustroll2432]

B Dasher

[@BD12]

the gay club music kind of suits him

[@artysanmobile]

Lack of a seatbelt had to be pretty jarring.

[@toufuya1963]

曾祖父ちゃんとひ孫の散歩。

[@velichkachorbova5569]

Did ya all forget that Honda also had a V8 Egnine back in the V8-era?? A whole team to be exact! And for those who are pretending that the that car used to be built around the Renault V8 engine , and thus ONLY the Renault would fit there. Did you all work on that car and can give a reasonable proof? Back in the V8-days the engines weren´t that different in size from one another, because they were much simplier than nowadays. What would be the problem if Honda gave Red Bull some of the old V8s and even if they wouldn´t exaclty to last milimeter fit, slightly to redesign the rear cover? They always use the RB7-cars for those show-off-events and wouldn´t be a big challenge to slighltly manipulate the rear covers of those. Please stop facepalming yourselves about maybe an unexisting reason. At the back of that RB7 can well easily be a Honda engine!

[@ianstrijker9576]

did you see how much quicker the rb7 accelerated? that aint an old v8 engine thats small enough to fit in there

[@arjun1370]

👍👍👌👌😊😊

[@Jaywithacamera]

E

[@diegosilva5835]

Uns dos primeiros

[@megacccp88]

ehhh V8

[@Countryhack01]

Why is it all men?

[@Apollo_s2k]

I thought Max didn’t know how to drive a manual transmission 😂

[@harghhh]

Well he has his road drivers license, over here you learn to drive with a stick by default

[@geert574]

No you don't, you can use automatic if you want

[@harghhh]

@@geert574 standard is stick driving, you can get a special automatic only license yes but that's not common

[@adampetten5349]

Max barely fits. Alex?😂

[@AlphAriesBoyz8497]

Yuki