AlphaTauri OFFICIALLY announces new name after much speculation amongst F1 fans
AlphaTauri's new name 'Racing Bulls' seems like a derivation of Red Bull's moniker and it seems to indicate a closer bonds between the two teams.
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Daniil Kvyat driving the AlphaTauri AT-01 (Via PlanetF1)
It might be the off-season for Formula 1 right now, but the headlines only keep coming at a fast pace. And Red Bull‘s sister team AlphaTauri has been one of the biggest sources of news as well as speculations in the recent couple of months because of all the changes that the team has undergone. Just after they ended their 2023 F1 season with an unimpressive 8th spot finish, AlphaTauri lost their Team Principal Franz Tost as the 67-year-old retired from his post. Ex-Ferrari frontman Laurent Mekies took up Tost’s seat and the Italian will debut as the Team Boss of the Faenza outfit in 2024.
Then came the news that AlphaTauri might have poached ex-Haas Technical Director Simone Resta. The Italian was previously attached with the American outfit where he had started work in 2021. But Resta is rumored to have run into some disagreement with Gene Haas which is said to have led to his resignation from Haas. And only yesterday, AlphaTauri again made the headlines as the admins of their official Twitter handle posted a cryptic update saying “B.RB”. This has led many fans to believe that RB are the initials of the team’s new name.
And following up their post from yesterday, AlphaTauri have finally announced their new squad name as Visa Cashapp Racing Bulls. And it has also been reported that they are internally calling the team as VCARB. Fans had already gotten a whiff of this name when AlphaTauri’s Instagram username was changed to @visacashapprb. But before they could reach to a conclusion, the entire account was deactivated, leading to further speculations.
AkphaTauri to finally have a stable driver line-up in 2024 after three trial runs
In 2023, AlphaTauri had to hire a new racer in place of Pierre Gasly as the French driver finally left the Red Bull umbrella to take up a seat at Alpine. And that is when Max Verstappen’s close friend and FIA Formula 2 and Formula E winner Nyck deVries was summoned for a role as a regular Formula 1 racer beside Yuki Tsunoda. The Dutchman failed miserable at his new job, and was swiftly removed by Red Bull as former RBR racer Daniel Ricciardo was called upon as the replacement. But only one Grand Prix into his F1 comeback, Daniel suffered a wrist injury which led to him being replaced by Liam Lawson.
Lawson carried the anticipation of the crowd as he took his AlphaTauri into the top 10 at the Singapore GP. His brilliant performance gave hope to the fans that the New Zealander might be seen in 2024 in the AlphaTauri seat beside Yuki Tsunoda. But then, the team announced that they would take Daniel Ricciardo as their new recruit. Now, it remains to be seen how the Hobey Badger fairs at his new assignment after being ousted from McLaren because of his poor results.
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Riddhi Mondal
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