Barcelona F1 car upgrades may be «fooling» us
RB CEO Peter Bayer says his Formula 1 team has evidence its Barcelona upgrades are working, but may be «fooling» it regarding the sweet spot of its car set-up. RB brought a raft of upgrades to the VCARB01 at last weekend Spanish Grand Prix, including an updated floor, a new rear wing and a re-designed […]
Red Bull might not take Yuki Tsunoda seriously yet, but RB does
Tsunoda was labelled a fast but slightly inconsistent hothead upon his F1 arrival in 2021 at the tender age of 20, going viral because of his expletive-laden radio messages. But with it being easier to calm a fast driver down than it is to make a consistently average driver faster, both the team and Tsunoda’s […]
RB announces Tsunoda to stay for F1 2025
With Sergio Perez signing a new deal at Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen, Tsunoda saw his slim chances of being promoted to the main team vanish, and the Japanese driver was widely expected to remain at RB instead. The Anglo-Italian outfit has now confirmed it has taken up the option to keep the long-time Red […]
RB could offer answers about Red Bull F1 bumps weakness
The world champion squad endured a challenging time at the Monaco Grand Prix as Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez struggled to extract pace from their RB20. Its car behaved like it was on a knife-edge at times and was not comfortable over the bumps and kerbs that are key to performance around the Monte Carlo […]
RB targets F1 start improvements to issues that are «hurting» results
The team’s VCARB 01 F1 car is showing impressive speed in qualifying – with its two cars having got into Q3 at Imola last weekend – but its race chances are being hurt by poor getaways. At the Imola Grand Prix, both Ricciardo and Tsunoda lost two places off the start – which were hard […]
Tsunoda has made a «huge step» in F1 2024
Tsunoda scored seventh in last weekend’s Miami Grand Prix, cementing RB’s sixth position in the constructors’ table after team-mate Daniel Ricciardo scored fourth in Saturday’s sprint. While Ricciardo had been struggling to get up to speed this year in the VCARB01, Tsunoda picked up the baton as the team’s lead driver over the first five […]
Ricciardo performance in F1 Miami sprint «had been coming»
Ricciardo endured a tough start to the 2024 season, being outperformed by team-mate Yuki Tsunoda in the opening race while struggling to get comfortable aboard the VCARB01. The Australian’s difficulties dashed the momentum of him being considered for a 2025 Red Bull seat, but in recent races, he has been working his way back to […]
RB reveals “chameleon” F1 Miami GP livery
For the Miami event the Anglo-Italian team has repainted large parts of its VCARB01 car in what it has called a chameleon livery, akin to the similarly named prepaid debit card issued by one of its two title partners Cash App. The team has retained its blue and silver engine cover and its red and […]
RB insists Ricciardo “absolutely” still able to deliver at his best in F1
The Australian has had a challenging start to the 2024 campaign as he has not found himself as confident with the handling of the VCARB 01 as team-mate Yuki Tsunoda. His struggles even prompted speculation that he could be dropped before the end of the campaign if things did not improve by the summer break. […]