Red Bull have released details of the car with which Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen will mount their 2017 world championship bid, as the team look to take the fight to Mercedes after finishing second last year.

the RB13 features Renault’s latest power unit – badged TAG Heuer – and, like all its rivals, will be significantly faster than its 2016 predecessor.

The first obvious detail to note on the car – which will make its official track debut when pre-season testing begins at Spain’s Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Monday – is the protruding hole in the tip of its nose.

Red Bull were the only team to beat Mercedes last year. Ricciardo and Verstappen won a race apiece, with the Australian and his Dutch team mate ultimately finishing third and fifth respectively in the driver standings.

Photo from Sky F1.