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Inside RB's growth from second-string junior team to Red Bull's 'brother'

When the Toro Rosso team renamed itself to AlphaTauri, it pledged to become a "sister team" to Formula 1's championship-winning Red Bull team - and this path has progressed with its RB rebrand.

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Daniel Ricciardo exclusive: "Nothing can hurt me anymore"

Just a few weeks ago Daniel Ricciardo's Formula 1 career looked dead in the water. Then he re-emerged as a contender to replace Sergio Perez mid-season at Red Bull, which is the reason he was brought back into the fold in the first place.

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Daniel Ricciardo interview: “Nothing can hurt me anymore”

Just a few weeks ago Daniel Ricciardo's Formula 1 career looked dead in the water. Then he re-emerged as a contender to replace Sergio Perez mid-season at Red Bull, the reason he was brought back into the fold in the first place.

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Lawson to test 2024 Red Bull F1 car, rumours intensify over Perez future

Liam Lawson is set to test Red Bull’s current Formula 1 car at Silverstone next week, Motorsport.com has learned, as the rumour mill intensifies over Sergio Perez’s future at the team.

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Lawson to test 2024 Red Bull F1 car, speculation intensifies over Perez future

Liam Lawson is set to test Red Bull’s current Formula 1 car at Silverstone next week, Autosport has learned, as the rumour-mill intensifies over Sergio Perez’s future at the team.

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What is an F1 pay driver? All to know about the controversial tag

Motorsport is one of the most expensive industries in the world as Red Bull paid a staggering $7,445,817 to enter the 2024 F1 season. But costs are also high at a national level with teams paying up to £29,000 for a space on the British GT grid. So it is…

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Ricciardo says new RB F1 chassis brings "peace of mind"

The Australian managed to reignite his F1 career with the AlphaTauri squad last season, either side of his hand fracture-enforced layoff, with a series of strong drives following his mid-season call-up to the Italian squad. He has been so far unable to replicate that form into 2024 with the rebranded…

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Ricciardo brushes off F1 future worries, new chassis brings "peace of mind"

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The off-track action that makes the Miami GP an F1 race like no other

The off-track interest in Miami may just eclipse the on-track action if Verstappen continues to dominate – this is what to look out for.

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Shock F1 call-ups: 10 times that reserve drivers started a grand prix

Oliver Bearman received a shock call-up to the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz withdrew because of appendicitis.

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10 times an F1 reserve driver competed in a grand prix

Oliver Bearman received a shock call-up to the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz withdrew because of appendicitis.

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RB F1 car "among those which look the least" like 2023 Red Bull

Issues over the partnership with Red Bull and RB, the former AlphaTauri team, have rumbled on in recent months, with McLaren's Zak Brown particularly vocal over the potential issues arising from one entity owning two F1 teams.

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Ricciardo: "People will calm down" about RB's F1 performance

RB finished last season strongly after a steady stream of floor upgrades but ran out of races to overtake Williams for seventh in the championship. After analysing last week's winter test at Sakhir, Williams' Alex Albon was one of several drivers and observers wary of the steps the former AlphaTauri…

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RB rules out Faenza F1 factory move despite new Milton Keynes facility

The Red Bull-owned squad is undergoing a revamp of its F1 programme, which has included a change of identity away from AlphaTauri and the arrival of new team management in Laurent Mekies and Peter Bayer.

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Why RB believes F1 team name debate is a “good problem to have”

We’re supposed to call the outfit that fields the cars the Visa Cash App RB F1 Team, although the company behind it – as seen for example in the email addresses of employees – is officially known as Racing Bulls.

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Why RB believes F1 team name debate is a "good problem to have"

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What is really fuelling McLaren’s concerns over the Red Bull/RB F1 alliance

As the most vocal on the matter, his remarks have prompted some to suggest that his worries about the ever-closer ties between Red Bull’s two F1 teams are being fuelled by self-interest.

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Tsunoda: New RB F1 car already feels like a "really big step"

On Thursday, Tsunoda and team-mate Daniel Ricciardo logged their first miles during a shakedown and filming day at the Italian circuit following a glitzy launch in Las Vegas the previous week, where the former AlphaTauri team presented its all-new identity as Visa Cash App RB.

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Albon: New Williams F1 car feels "very different" in the simulator

Albon and Williams excelled in 2023 on circuits that suited the low-drag FW45, which competed towards the front of the midfield on low-downforce circuits like Monza and Montreal, but had too many weaknesses to be an all-round contender throughout the season. Williams' biggest priority for the FW46 was to cure…

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Can Alpine make F1 design ideas count to move up the grid?

However, it has failed to leverage the kind of performance that results in consistent performances, which is something it hopes to resolve with the arrival of the A524.

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Alpine takes covers off 2024 A524 F1 car

In a season launch at its Enstone headquarters, that also included the unveiling of its hypercar for the World Endurance Championship, Alpine revealed the challenger that it hopes will return it to the front after dropping from fourth to sixth in 2023. Alpine's livery, which was designed in collaboration with…

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Alpine takes covers off 2024 F1 car

In a season launch at its Enstone headquarters, that also included the unveiling of its hypercar for the World Endurance Championship, Alpine revealed the challenger that should help it return to the front of the midfield after dropping from fourth to sixth in 2023. Alpine's livery, which was designed in…

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De Vries loses court case over loan and AlphaTauri F1 earnings

The Amsterdam District Court has decreed that De Vries will have to repay the €250,000 loan and, in addition, pay half of both his salary and any sponsorship income he earned during his partial F1 season with AlphaTauri up to July 2023. The Dutchman is now considering an appeal against…

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Formula 1 just hit a whole new level of absurd branding

Is Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team the worst name ever?

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The legendary Senna confidant who called time on a 35-year F1 career

No, we are not talking about former Toro Rosso and AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost, who rightly received a warm send-off in the Abu Dhabi paddock, but about Josef Leberer, a pioneer physiotherapist and every bit the paddock legend that his compatriot is.

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