RB Formula One Team

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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 Toro Rosso from 2006 to 2019 and Scuderia AlphaTauri from 2020 to 2023, the team was rebranded to its current name for the 2024 season. The current CEO is Peter Bayer. The current drivers are Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda, and the team principal is Laurent Mekies.

Italy RB-Honda RBPT
Full nameVisa Cash App RB F1 Team
BaseFaenza, Italy
Team principal(s)Laurent Mekies
Chief Technical OfficerTim Goss[1]
Technical directorJody Egginton[2]
Websitewww.visacashapprb.com
Previous nameScuderia AlphaTauri
2024 Formula One World Championship
Race drivers03. Australia Daniel Ricciardo
22. Japan Yuki Tsunoda
Test drivers40. New Zealand Liam Lawson
Japan Ayumu Iwasa
ChassisVCARB 01
EngineHonda RBPTH002[3][4]
TyresPirelli
Formula One World Championship career
First entry2024 Bahrain Grand Prix
Last entry2024 British Grand Prix
Races entered12 (12 starts)
EnginesHonda RBPT
Race victories0
Podiums0
Points31
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0

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 junior 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 VCARB 01 of Ricciardo at the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix

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]

In the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix, the team suffered a double retirement, caused by Haas's Kevin Magnussen crashing into Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo's rear being struck by Lance Stroll. Both drivers suffered major damage to their diffusers, with Ricciardo in particular being forced to retire a few laps later. Tsunoda suffered terminal rear-right damage and retired on the spot.[22][23]

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.[24]

Complete Formula One results

Key
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
BlueOther classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (empty cell)
AnnotationMeaning
PPole position
FFastest lap
Superscript
number
Points-scoring position
in sprint
YearChassisEngineTyresDrivers123456789101112131415161718192021222324PointsWCC
2024VCARB 01Honda RBPTH002
1.6 V6 t[25]
PBHRSAUAUSJPNCHNMIAEMIMONCANESPAUTGBRHUNBELNEDITAAZESINUSAMXCSAPLVGQATABU31*6th*
Daniel Ricciardo131612RetRet1541312815913
Yuki Tsunoda1415710Ret7810814191410
Source:

* Season still in progress.

References