RED BULL DRONE 1: MotoGP ACTION FROM AN IMPRESSIVE PERSPECTIVE

Can the world's fastest camera drone keep up with the premier classes of motorsport? Yes, it can! Just before the start of the 2025 MotoGP weekend at Spielberg, the Red Bull Drone 1 followed a Red Bull KTM RC16 on the Austrian Grand Prix circuit to show the speed and performance of the motorcycle elite from an unprecedented perspective. MotoGP fans shouldn't miss this, and those who want to experience the heroes on two wheels live and up close can secure tickets until Friday at www.redbullring.com and now daily at the box office.

After successfully capturing Max Verstappen in his F1 car in 2024, and being used in the World Rally Championship and the Red Bull Rookies Cup this year, the Red Bull Drone 1 recently made its MotoGP debut at Spielberg. The specially designed FPV drone is controlled entirely manually by Ralph Hogenbirk, alias Shaggy FPV, using two highly sensitive control levers. The pilot adjusts the camera angle simultaneously with his foot. "It was super challenging to follow the MotoGP bike. We can definitely be satisfied with the result. The acceleration is crazy, which, together with the braking phases, are the two fundamental differences to a Formula 1 car. Jonas really put his foot down, and we have to catch that point when he revs up, otherwise he'll pull away from us. The Red Bull Ring is very demanding for flying. We had to use all kinds of braking maneuvers and camera angles throughout the entire lap. The combination of tight and fast corners and high-speed straights is really fun," said Hogenbirk enthusiastically after following Jonas Folger on a premier class motorcycle at high speed and capturing spectacular images.

Weighing less than one kilogram, pure racing DNA with a top speed of 350 km/h. The drone was created by Dutch developers and pilots “Dutch Drone Gods” in cooperation with Red Bull Advanced Technologies. The device, which weighs less than one kilogram and is made of carbon, fiberglass, and 3D polymers, can go from 0 to 100 km/h in less than two seconds and from 100 to 300 km/h in another two seconds. The top speed is 350 km/h and forces of up to 6G are achieved under full load. The Red Bull Ring is therefore ready for the motorcycle elite, and so are the fans – a typical Austrian motorsport festival in the heart of Styria with first-class race action, live concerts, and side events from Thursday to Sunday awaits!