It’s astonishing how a humble Thai energy drink from the 1970s, originally intended as refreshment for laborers, has metamorphosed into a rambunctious Austrian empire by the name of Red Bull. Among its numerous subsidiaries, Red Bull Motorsports is arguably the most buoyant. This division not only owns and sponsors several motorsport and adventure sports teams but also takes up off-beat passion projects, like building the world’s fastest first-person view (FPV) drone.
Red Bull recently released a video of a drone keeping up with Max Verstappen’s 2024 F1 challenger around Silverstone. The footage captured by the drone’s camera is mesmerizing, unlike anything we’ve seen from modern cameras and broadcast equipment. It kept up with the F1 car around Silverstone in soaking-wet conditions, hitting speeds of over 150 miles per hour. With a crystal clear eagle’s eye view of the F1 car, the cinematic footage looks like it's out of a video game. But it's not, it's very much real.
