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Red Bull explains camouflage livery

Getty Images Enlarge Christian Horner has revealed that Red Bull's testing livery was inspired by the helmet Sebastian Vettel ran at last year's Italian Grand Prix. A World War 1 battleship in dazzle camouflage Getty Images Enlarge The new camouflage livery is a striking mixture of black and white stripes, which in theory makes it harder for rivals to see the details of the new RB11. It is a concept first used by the British Admiralty and US Navy in the first and second world wars to help conceal the size, distance and heading of ships from the enemy. It has since been used extensively by road car manufacturers while testing new models. "The camouflage livery came out of a helmet...
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