WASHINGTON The Red Bull Showrun kicks off Saturday afternoon in D.C., bringing Formula One drivers and cars to the streets of the District along with a number of road closures.
The event started with the Red Bull Showrun DC Fan Fest at Union Market on Friday, to be followed by a day of motorsports on Pennsylvania Avenue on Saturday.
Spectators at Saturday’s free event can expect to see retired F1 driver and current racing analyst David Coulthard get behind the wheel and show off the Red Bull team’s high-tech cars, burning rubber and doing donuts — all with the U.S. Capitol and the city as the backdrop.
Friday’s Fan Fest included an RB19 Static Car, RB7 Fireups, Q&A with the Oracle Red Bull Racing Team, Red Bull Pit Stop Challenge, racing simulators, merchandise sales and more.
Red Bull representatives say the world of motorsports is growing, and so is the F1 fanbase in the United States. Saturday’s event is all about bringing racing and F1 in front of fans new and old.
Coulthard told DC News Now’s Randi Bass it’s an honor to introduce D.C. fans to a sport he loves so much.
“For me now, in retirement as a driver, to have the responsibility to come here, I feel pleasure. I look around and see people smiling. They’re fans of the sport, or maybe they’re just curious about the sport, and I’m a fan of the sport. I’ve just had one of the best seats in the house for a few years,” said Coulthard. “To have the opportunity to put a C car on Pennsylvania Ave, Capitol building in the background, that’s a great thrill.”
