RB Formula One Team

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Flag of Italy.svg RB-Honda RBPT
VCARB F1 logo.svg
Full nameVisa Cash App RB F1 Team
Base Faenza, Italy
Team principal(s) Peter Bayer [1]
(Chief Executive Officer)
Laurent Mekies
(Team Principal)
Chief Technical Officer Tim Goss [2]
Technical director Jody Egginton [3]
Website visacashapprb.com
Previous name Scuderia AlphaTauri
2024 Formula One World Championship
Race drivers03. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo
22. Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tsunoda
30. Flag of New Zealand.svg Liam Lawson
Test drivers Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Iwasa
Chassis VCARB 01
Engine Honda RBPTH002 [4] [5]
Tyres Pirelli
Formula One World Championship career
First entry 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix
Last entry 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix
Races entered21 (21 starts)
Engines Honda RBPT
Race victories 0
Podiums0
Points44
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 1

Racing Bulls S.p.A., competing as Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team (shortened to RB [6] 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 Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda, and the team principal is Laurent Mekies.

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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 2023–24 driver Daniel Ricciardo as part of its line-up in 2012 and 2013. [7] [8]

For the 2020 Formula One World Championship, Toro Rosso was rebranded to "AlphaTauri" in order to promote Red Bull's AlphaTauri fashion brand. [9] 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. [10]

The team was rebranded to Visa Cash App RB F1 Team for the 2024 season, [11] [12] shortened to the acronymised "VCARB". [13] [14] The new name was widely criticised by fans and the media, [15] [16] [17] [18] 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. [19]

Racing history

Works Honda RBPT engines (2024–2025)

The RB VCARB 01 of Ricciardo at the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix Daniel Ricciardo 2024 Chinese GP.jpg
The 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. [13] [20] 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. [21] [22]

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. [23] [24] Ahead of the United States Grand Prix, Ricciardo would leave the team and be replaced by reserve driver Liam Lawson for the remainder of the season. [25]

Ford-badged RBPT engines (2026 onwards)

With its sister team Red Bull Racing switching to Red Bull Ford Powertrains power units, RB Formula One Team will also follow suit and switch to Red Bull Ford Powertrains from 2026 till at least 2030. [26]

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
P Pole position
F Fastest lap
Superscript
number		Points-scoring position
in sprint
YearChassisEngineTyresDrivers123456789101112131415161718192021222324 Points WCC
2024 VCARB 01 Honda RBPTH002
1.6 V6 t [27] 		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 44*8th*
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo 131612RetRet1541312815913121012131318F
Flag of New Zealand.svg Liam Lawson 9169
Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tsunoda 1415710Ret781081419141091617RetRet1214Ret7
Source:

* Season still in progress.

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