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The RB VCARB 01 is a Formula One car constructed by RB Formula One Team for the 2024 Formula One World Championship. It is the first chassis built and designed by the team. The car has been driven by Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda since the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Feb 9, 2024 · The newly-minted RB team launched their 2024 challenger – the VCARB 01 – to much fanfare in Las Vegas, as the team rewound their livery back to the old school.
Racing Bulls S.p.A., competing as Visa Cash App RB F1 Team (shortened to RB 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.
The rebranded RB team has revealed its 2024 Formula 1 car at a special event on the Las Vegas Boulevard. Jonathan Noble Feb 8, 2024, 10:36 PM. Upd: Feb 9, 2024, 6:44 AM. Following a winter of...
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The renamed RB team revealed a stunning new livery as they launched the VCARB 01 at a glitzy event in Las Vegas.
In contrast to many of the liveries revealed in the first week of 2024 Formula 1 launches, Red Bull's sister team unveiled a striking blue and white design, moving away from the navy-dominated look of the team's final campaign as AlphaTauri.
Drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda were present in Las Vegas, fresh off the city returning to the F1 calendar in November, as Pulitzer Prize winner Kendrick Lamar performed at the ceremony.
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Red Bull's sister squad created plenty of off-season headlines with a long-teased renaming to Visa Cash App RB, which has ended with most media outlets opting to refer to them as 'RB'.
In contrast to that process and its outcome, the team took very clear steps with its recruitment in 2023 to refresh a project that was losing momentum during a second successive disappointing campaign.
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Long-time team principal Franz Tost was replaced by former Ferrari sporting director Laurent Mekies, while former FIA F1 executive director Peter Bayer was appointed chief executive.
Then in January, a further trio of eye-catching hires were confirmed, with Tim Goss joining as chief technical officer, Alan Permane as racing director and Guillaume Cattelani as deputy technical director.
With Ricciardo's mid-season replacement of Nyck de Vries said to have brought the much-needed input of an experienced driver to the car development process, the team appear to be well set to push on.
Pre-season testing takes place from Wednesday February 21 to Friday February 23 at the Bahrain International Circuit with just three days for the teams to get prepared for the new season.
Just one week later, the opening race of the 2024 season will begin with the Bahrain Grand Prix from February 29 to March 2.
Due to the Muslim holy period of Ramadan, the Bahrain and, seven days later, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, will be held on a Saturday.
This means practice one and two will take place on Thursdays, with final practice and qualifying on Fridays.
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Introducing the VCARB 01, our 2024 challenger as we enter our new era and identity. Drivers Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo are ready to take on the season...
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Feb 11, 2024 · The RB Formula 1 team, previously known as Toro Rosso and AlphaTauri, unveiled its 2024 car in Las Vegas on 9 February. The launch version VCARB 01, christened with an acronym that mixes both new title sponsors, gave away a limited number of technical details.
