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Red Bull has partnered with sports memorabilia specialist Memento Exclusives to offer show car simulators based on the crazy-successful RB18 F1 car.

The simulators are built using the same processes as the actual race cars using the official Oracle Red Bull Racing CAD data. The sim uses the latest gaming hardware and arrives ready to plug and play.

You've likely worked out already that the simulators don't come cheap. The Race Edition costs roughly $90,000 at the current exchange rate. The one you really want is the Champions Edition in these images. It has a front wing assembly, and you can choose between the Max Verstappen and Checo Perez liveries.

For the pleasure of driving a digital version of the two-time champion's car, you'll have to pay the full $120k.

RB18 competed in the 2022 season when Red Bull claimed 17 races out of 22 with the Adrian Newey-designed Formula 1 car. The car helped Verstappen claim his second driver's title and, with Perez's help, the constructor's title. Newey also designed the Aston Martin Valkyrie, which might just be the coolest hypercar of 2023.

"We are delighted to have co-created a unique sim racing experience that puts drivers in the cockpit of the championship-winning RB18," said Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner. "Driving a Formula 1 car is something most of us can only dream of, but this simulator is as close as it gets to the real thing. Memento Exclusives have recreated the car to bring the track into your home."

The simulators come with a curved AOC gaming screen and speakers, adjustable gaming pedals, Z906 Ultimate THX Surround Sound, and a force feedback paddle steering wheel with a quick release. The steering wheel is also a replica of the real deal.

The first deliveries of these sims are expected to take place this month, and the Mercedes F1 team might want to invest in one, considering its poor start to the 2023 season.

"It's an honor to be producing these exceptional RB18 show car simulators that celebrate and represent their 2022 F1 championship-winning season," said Barry Gough, Founder and CEO of Memento Exclusives."To be trusted to build and sell Oracle Red Bull Racing-branded simulators underlines our team's credentials and the trust that the team has in us. This marks our first partnership with the team, and what a brilliant way to do so."