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==Origins== |
==Origins== |
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{{See also| Minardi|Scuderia Toro Rosso|Scuderia AlphaTauri}} |
{{See also| Minardi|Scuderia Toro Rosso|Scuderia AlphaTauri}} |
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The team traces its roots to [[Minardi]] |
The team traces its roots to [[Minardi]], which competed in Formula One from 1985 to 2005, before being bought by [[Red Bull GmbH|Red Bull]] in 2006 to become the sister team to [[Red Bull Racing]]. From 2006 to 2019, it competed as "[[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]" and was known for housing future Red Bull talent, such as future four-time World Champion [[Sebastian Vettel]], current [[Scuderia Ferrari]] driver [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]], and reigning three-time World Champion [[Max Verstappen]]. In addition, Toro Rosso had previously employed current driver [[Daniel Ricciardo]] as part of its line-up in 2012 and 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 September 2005 |title=Red Bull finalises Minardi deal |url=https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/red-bull-finalises-minardi-deal/1270094/ |access-date=3 February 2024 |website=us.motorsport.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 June 2023 |title=Top 10 Red Bull F1 drivers ranked: Vettel, Verstappen, Perez and more |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/top-10-red-bull-f1-drivers-ranked-vettel-verstappen-perez-and-more/7085857/ |access-date=3 February 2024 |website=www.autosport.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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For the [[2020 Formula One World Championship]], Toro Rosso was rebranded to "AlphaTauri" in order to promote Red Bull's [[AlphaTauri (fashion brand)|AlphaTauri fashion brand]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2019 |title=Toro Rosso's name change to AlphaTauri confirmed in provisional 2020 entry list |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.toro-rossos-name-change-to-alpha-tauri-confirmed-in-provisional-2020-entry.5tIxtPAMsY8MACQAyvg41j.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701021842/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.toro-rossos-name-change-to-alpha-tauri-confirmed-in-provisional-2020-entry.5tIxtPAMsY8MACQAyvg41j.html |archive-date=1 July 2023 |access-date=2 December 2019 |website=Formula 1 |publisher=}}</ref> According to [[Franz Tost]] and [[Helmut Marko]], the rebrand to Scuderia AlphaTauri also acknowledged that it had transitioned from Red Bull Racing's junior team to its sister team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Delaney |first=Michael |date=16 February 2020 |title=Marko upgrades AlphaTauri from junior to sister bull team |url=https://f1i.com/news/367773-marko-upgrades-alphatauri-from-junior-to-sister-red-bull-team.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701210630/https://f1i.com/news/367773-marko-upgrades-alphatauri-from-junior-to-sister-red-bull-team.html |archive-date=1 July 2023 |access-date=17 February 2020 |website=F1i.com |language=en}}</ref> |
For the [[2020 Formula One World Championship]], Toro Rosso was rebranded to "AlphaTauri" in order to promote Red Bull's [[AlphaTauri (fashion brand)|AlphaTauri fashion brand]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2019 |title=Toro Rosso's name change to AlphaTauri confirmed in provisional 2020 entry list |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.toro-rossos-name-change-to-alpha-tauri-confirmed-in-provisional-2020-entry.5tIxtPAMsY8MACQAyvg41j.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701021842/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.toro-rossos-name-change-to-alpha-tauri-confirmed-in-provisional-2020-entry.5tIxtPAMsY8MACQAyvg41j.html |archive-date=1 July 2023 |access-date=2 December 2019 |website=Formula 1 |publisher=}}</ref> According to [[Franz Tost]] and [[Helmut Marko]], the rebrand to Scuderia AlphaTauri also acknowledged that it had transitioned from Red Bull Racing's junior team to its sister team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Delaney |first=Michael |date=16 February 2020 |title=Marko upgrades AlphaTauri from junior to sister bull team |url=https://f1i.com/news/367773-marko-upgrades-alphatauri-from-junior-to-sister-red-bull-team.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701210630/https://f1i.com/news/367773-marko-upgrades-alphatauri-from-junior-to-sister-red-bull-team.html |archive-date=1 July 2023 |access-date=17 February 2020 |website=F1i.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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The team was rebranded to [[Visa Inc.|Visa]] [[Cash App]] RB F1 Team for the 2024 season,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/decision-document/2024%20Bahrain%20Grand%20Prix%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf |title=2024 Bahrain Grand Prix – Entry List |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] |date=29 February 2024 |access-date=29 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2024 |title=AlphaTauri's new name for 2024 is confirmed |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.alphatauri-rebrand-confirmed-for-2024-season-as-new-team-name-revealed.4xAWHWI66d5L9mFELLGb6J.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125081222/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.alphatauri-rebrand-confirmed-for-2024-season-as-new-team-name-revealed.4xAWHWI66d5L9mFELLGb6J.html |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=24 January 2024 |website=Formula 1 |language=en}}</ref> shortened to the acronymised "VCARB".<ref name="VCARBSwitch">{{cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Adam |date=24 January 2024 |title=AlphaTauri F1 team makes switch to new Visa Cash App RB identity |url=https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/alphatauri-f1-team-makes-switch-to-new-visa-cash-app-rb-identity/10568654/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124135829/https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/alphatauri-f1-team-makes-switch-to-new-visa-cash-app-rb-identity/10568654/ |archive-date=24 January 2024 |access-date=24 January 2024 |work=us.motorsport.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fryer |first1=Jenna |date=24 January 2024 |title=Visa enters F1 with Red Bull, rebrands AlphaTauri with wordy new team name |url=https://apnews.com/article/f1-red-bull-alphatauri-visa-name-9e46c363fb80be05747fe18b6f24a8f7 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124132835/https://apnews.com/article/f1-red-bull-alphatauri-visa-name-9e46c363fb80be05747fe18b6f24a8f7 |archive-date=24 January 2024 |access-date=24 January 2024 |work=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> The new name was widely criticised by fans and the media |
The team was rebranded to [[Visa Inc.|Visa]] [[Cash App]] RB F1 Team for the 2024 season,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/decision-document/2024%20Bahrain%20Grand%20Prix%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf |title=2024 Bahrain Grand Prix – Entry List |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] |date=29 February 2024 |access-date=29 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2024 |title=AlphaTauri's new name for 2024 is confirmed |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.alphatauri-rebrand-confirmed-for-2024-season-as-new-team-name-revealed.4xAWHWI66d5L9mFELLGb6J.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125081222/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.alphatauri-rebrand-confirmed-for-2024-season-as-new-team-name-revealed.4xAWHWI66d5L9mFELLGb6J.html |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=24 January 2024 |website=Formula 1 |language=en}}</ref> shortened to the acronymised "VCARB".<ref name="VCARBSwitch">{{cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Adam |date=24 January 2024 |title=AlphaTauri F1 team makes switch to new Visa Cash App RB identity |url=https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/alphatauri-f1-team-makes-switch-to-new-visa-cash-app-rb-identity/10568654/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124135829/https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/alphatauri-f1-team-makes-switch-to-new-visa-cash-app-rb-identity/10568654/ |archive-date=24 January 2024 |access-date=24 January 2024 |work=us.motorsport.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fryer |first1=Jenna |date=24 January 2024 |title=Visa enters F1 with Red Bull, rebrands AlphaTauri with wordy new team name |url=https://apnews.com/article/f1-red-bull-alphatauri-visa-name-9e46c363fb80be05747fe18b6f24a8f7 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124132835/https://apnews.com/article/f1-red-bull-alphatauri-visa-name-9e46c363fb80be05747fe18b6f24a8f7 |archive-date=24 January 2024 |access-date=24 January 2024 |work=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> The new name was widely criticised by fans and the media,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kisby |first=Cambridge |date=24 January 2024 |title=Why AlphaTauri's Visa Cash App RB rebrand is more than just a new name |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/why-alphatauris-visa-cash-app-rb-rebrand-is-more-than-just-a-new-name/ |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=Motor Sport Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 January 2024 |title= Can you credit it? Visa Cash App RB may be the worst F1 team name of all time |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/25/can-you-credit-it-visa-cash-app-rb-may-be-the-worst-f1-team-name-of-all-time |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Collantine |first=Keith |date=24 January 2024 |title=Does 'Visa Cash App RB' signal a depressing new trend in F1 team names? |url=https://www.racefans.net/2024/01/24/does-visa-cash-app-rb-signal-a-depressing-new-trend-in-f1-team-names/ |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=RaceFans |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 January 2024 |title=‘This is horrendous’: Ricciardo stuck with ‘worst team name’ as F1 secret to be unveiled |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/formula-one/this-is-horrendous-ricciardo-stuck-with-worst-team-name-as-f1-secret-to-be-unveiled/news-story/b97d1f56a6b013f7fd70ea88a7b6389f |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}</ref> with Edd Straw of ''The Race'' calling it "the worst team name in Formula 1 history" and "an embarrassment to Red Bull and Formula 1 as a whole", arguing that the name "RB" lacks "personality, identity and ambition", could easily be confused with Red Bull Racing, and exists solely to force the sponsors to be mentioned more often.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2024 |title=Visa Cash App RB is the worst name in F1 history |url=https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/visa-cashapp-rb-worst-f1-name-red-bull/ |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=The Race |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Racing history== |
==Racing history== |
Revision as of 00:58, 3 March 2024
Full name | Visa Cash App RB F1 Team |
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Base | Faenza, Italy |
Team principal(s) | Laurent Mekies |
Chief Technical Officer | Tim Goss[1] |
Technical director | Jody Egginton[2] |
Website | visacashapprb |
Previous name | Scuderia AlphaTauri |
2024 Formula One World Championship | |
Race drivers | 3. Daniel Ricciardo 22. Yuki Tsunoda |
Test drivers | 40. Liam Lawson |
Chassis | VCARB 01 |
Engine | Honda RBPTH002[3][4] |
Tyres | Pirelli |
Formula One World Championship career | |
First entry | 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix |
Last entry | 2024 Belgian Grand Prix |
Races entered | 14 (14 starts) |
Engines | Honda RBPT |
Race victories | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Points | 34 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Racing Bulls S.p.A, competing as Visa Cash App RB F1 Team (shortened to RB[5] or VCARB), is an Italian Formula One racing team and constructor that is competing in the 2024 season. It is one of two Formula One constructors owned by Austrian conglomerate Red Bull GmbH, the other being Red Bull Racing. Known as Scuderia AlphaTauri from the 2020 to 2023 seasons, the team was rebranded to its current name for the 2024 season. The current drivers are Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda, and the team principal is Laurent Mekies.
Origins
The team traces its roots to Minardi, which competed in Formula One from 1985 to 2005, before being bought by Red Bull in 2006 to become the sister team to Red Bull Racing. From 2006 to 2019, it competed as "Toro Rosso" and was known for housing future Red Bull talent, such as future four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel, current Scuderia Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jr., and reigning three-time World Champion Max Verstappen. In addition, Toro Rosso had previously employed current driver Daniel Ricciardo as part of its line-up in 2012 and 2013.[6][7]
For the 2020 Formula One World Championship, Toro Rosso was rebranded to "AlphaTauri" in order to promote Red Bull's AlphaTauri fashion brand.[8] According to Franz Tost and Helmut Marko, the rebrand to Scuderia AlphaTauri also acknowledged that it had transitioned from Red Bull Racing's junior team to its sister team.[9]
The team was rebranded to Visa Cash App RB F1 Team for the 2024 season,[10][11] shortened to the acronymised "VCARB".[12][13] The new name was widely criticised by fans and the media,[14][15][16][17] with Edd Straw of The Race calling it "the worst team name in Formula 1 history" and "an embarrassment to Red Bull and Formula 1 as a whole", arguing that the name "RB" lacks "personality, identity and ambition", could easily be confused with Red Bull Racing, and exists solely to force the sponsors to be mentioned more often.[18]
Racing history
Works Honda RBPT engines (2024–present)
RB entered the 2024 Formula One World Championship with drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda.[12][19] The team continued using Honda RBPT power units, having used Honda-designed power units since the 2018 season when it was named Scuderia Toro Rosso.[20][21]
Ford-badged RBPT engines (2026 onwards)
With its' senior sister team Red Bull Racing confirmed Red Bull Ford Powertrains power unit partner and supplier switch, RB Formula One Team will also follow suit of the power unit partner and supplier switch to Red Bull Ford Powertrains from the 2026 to 2030 seasons.[22]
Complete Formula One results
(key)
Year | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Points | WCC |
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2024 | VCARB 01 | Honda RBPTH002 1.6 V6 t[23] |
P | BHR | SAU | AUS | JPN | CHN | MIA | EMI | MON | CAN | ESP | AUT | GBR | HUN | BEL | NED | ITA | AZE | SIN | USA | MXC | SAP | LVG | QAT | ABU | 34* | 6th* | |
Daniel Ricciardo | 13 | 16 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 154 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Yuki Tsunoda | 14 | 15 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 78 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
Source: |
- Notes
- * – Season still in progress.
References
- ^ "Visa Cash App RB F1 Team Strengthens Technical and Trackside Capability with Key Appointments" (PDF). VisaCashAppRB F1 Team. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Discover The Scuderia AlphaTauri Managers!". Scuderia AlphaTauri. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Red Bull agree deal to run Honda engine technology until 2025". Formula 1. 15 February 2021. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Smith, Luke (3 July 2021). "Honda's Sakura facility will supply Red Bull F1 engines in 2022". Autosport. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "RB". Formula1.com. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Red Bull finalises Minardi deal". us.motorsport.com. 11 September 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Top 10 Red Bull F1 drivers ranked: Vettel, Verstappen, Perez and more". www.autosport.com. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Toro Rosso's name change to AlphaTauri confirmed in provisional 2020 entry list". Formula 1. 30 November 2019. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Delaney, Michael (16 February 2020). "Marko upgrades AlphaTauri from junior to sister bull team". F1i.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "2024 Bahrain Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "AlphaTauri's new name for 2024 is confirmed". Formula 1. 24 January 2024. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ a b Cooper, Adam (24 January 2024). "AlphaTauri F1 team makes switch to new Visa Cash App RB identity". us.motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Fryer, Jenna (24 January 2024). "Visa enters F1 with Red Bull, rebrands AlphaTauri with wordy new team name". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Kisby, Cambridge (24 January 2024). "Why AlphaTauri's Visa Cash App RB rebrand is more than just a new name". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Can you credit it? Visa Cash App RB may be the worst F1 team name of all time". The Guardian. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Collantine, Keith (24 January 2024). "Does 'Visa Cash App RB' signal a depressing new trend in F1 team names?". RaceFans. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "'This is horrendous': Ricciardo stuck with 'worst team name' as F1 secret to be unveiled". Fox Sports. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Visa Cash App RB is the worst name in F1 history". The Race. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo with us in 2024". Formula 1. 23 September 2023. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Renault power for 2018 McLaren, Honda switch to Toro Rosso". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 15 September 2017. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Honda and Red Bull extend power unit support deal until 2025 | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Ford announces F1 return in 2026 with Red Bull". ESPN.com. 3 February 2023. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Honda RBPTH002 | Formula 1". Honda.Racing. Retrieved 9 February 2024.