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Can a BMX rider jump over a Red Bull's Formula 1 car?

12:45, 06 Aug

Updated: 13:21, 06 Aug

byTobia Elia

BMX legend Kriss Kyle accomplished the feat of jumping over a Red Bull Formula 1 car — the iconic RB7 with which Sebastian Vettel won the World Championship in 2011.

Can a BMX rider jump over a Formula 1 car? For Red Bull, the answer is yes.

The Milton Keynes-based team has revealed that BMX legend Kriss Kyle successfully jumped over one of Red Bull’s most iconic cars, the RB7, with which Sebastian Vettel won the World Championship in 2011.

“It was one of the scariest things that I have ever done!'', Kyle said when commenting the stunt performed.

''Hearing and seeing the car come hurtling towards me was crazy but I just had to clear my mind and concentrate on what I needed to do to make it over. It has been a dream come true to achieve this feat.”

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The stunt required a full seven months of preparation, thanks in part to the help of Red Bull Advanced Technologies, the high-performance engineering arm of Red Bull Technology Group, which developed a custom-built kicker specifically designed for the event, allowing Kyle to complete the jump.

The rider was able to gain speed on a small ramp placed right between him and the approaching car, executing the jump perfectly.

“We like doing crazy things and driving a BMX bike at an F1 car was a challenge we thought we were up to,'' Greg Borrill, Heritage Chief Mechanic, added.

''We put the wheels in motion with Red Bull Advanced Technologies and Kriss and needed to make sure that safety was paramount.''

''A lot of design work by Red Bull Advanced Technologies went into creating a bespoke kicker that Kriss could use to jump over the car and would enable the car to get out of the way safely. Overall, the stunt was nailed and it was amazing to see”.

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