The chassis was designed by Mark Smith, Rob Taylor and Ben Agathangelou and the engines were supplied by Ferrari.

The new Ferrari engines caused cooling problems pre-season which saw testing time limited, and for the most part the team were bogged down in the midfield.

This situation was exacerbated by RBR abandoning development on the RB2 during the season to let new Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey concentrate on 2007's challenger.

For the Monaco Grand Prix the two RB2s compete with a special livery aimed at promoting the release of the film Superman Returns.

All decorative elements of the original livery are eliminated, except for a gray line on the sides of the survival cell.