Red Bull Racing Australia will tackle Mount Panorama with an updated look this weekend.

Both Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes’ Holden Commodores will be adorned with the livery, paying tribute to the Royal Australian Air Force during the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.

“It’s clearly our biggest race of the year, and what better way to celebrate it than with another awesome team – that’s the Air Force,” Whincup said.

“Those guys, we share so many similarities (with) and it’s awesome to team up with them and just showcase what the Air Force is all about and raise awareness for those guys.

“Hopefully the whole crew of the Air Force are right behind us this weekend.”

The Whincup and Paul Dumbrell pairing was successful at Bathurst in 2012, could not crack the top spot last year. That’s something Whincup is looking to better – and even though he is leading the Championship, the 2014 title is on the backburner this weekend, with all focus on the 1000km race.

“Bathurst is such a standalone event – the one event the team owners, the fans, everyone almost sees at a higher level than the Championship.

“But for me, the greatest prize of the year is the Championship – we’ve still got that in the back of the mind, but it’s quite a fair way back at this stage.

“We want to go well here, we want to get a Red Bull car on the podium, and if we do a good job I believe we should be there or thereabouts.”