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racing team and

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that is competing in the season. It is one of two Formula One constructors owned by Austrian conglomerate Red Bull GmbH, the other being Red Bull Racing. Known as

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from 2006 to 2019 and

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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.

Origins

The team traces its roots to Minardi, which competed in Formula One from 1985 to 2005, before being bought by

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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. For the 2020 Formula One World Championship, Toro Rosso was rebranded to "AlphaTauri" in order to promote Red Bull's AlphaTauri fashion brand. 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. The team was rebranded to Visa

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RB F1 Team for the 2024 season, shortened to the acronymised "VCARB". The new name was widely criticised by fans and the media, 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.

Racing history

Works Honda RBPT engines (2024–present)

RB entered the 2024 Formula One World Championship with drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda. The team continued using Honda RBPT power units, having used

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-designed power units since the 2018 season when it was named

. 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.

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 till at least 2030.

Complete Formula One results

* Season still in progress.

References

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