VCARB 01 introduced, with which the VISA Cash App RB wants to be revived

Already on a European morning, when the street lights were still starting to go out, VISA Cash App RB team is present in Las Vegas this Friday with the intention of once again challenging for a place in the middle of the grid and looking forward to what could be a third victory for the Faenza team after the victories of Sebastian Vettel with Toro Rosso and Pierre Gasly with AlphaTauri at the Monza Circuit.

For this they will have one more year Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki TsunodaBoth know that a great 2024 could propel them to the top of the list of candidates for the second Red Bull Racing seat that Checo Perez may leave vacant. Their results will go hand in hand with what may or may not be a promising new season under new management who will be looking to replace Franz Tost’s long hat with arrival of Laurent Mekis, Tim Goss as the new technical director and Guillaume Cattelani position of Deputy Technical Director.

Changes in organizational structure, new name and changes in image. VISA Cash App RB presented VCARB 01 in an American city with a view which reminded us a lot of the Toro Rosso of the last round, with the bright blue as the protagonist, in this case combined with the red and white in which the new sponsors were placed. HUGO, VISA and Cash App are laying claim to many of the protagonists in this new color scheme, as are Poland’s Orlen, leading to even the presence of the energy drink firm’s iconic bulls being reduced to just two images on the engine hood. and on the sides of the nose.

No disputes black parts due to massive areas of exposed carbon fiber remaining, The VCARB 01 was unveiled with a silhouette that seemed completely chiselled around a Honda powerplant, with sidepods that appear to embrace Japanese mechanicals, accompanied by reduced-to-the-minimum air intakes and many elements borrowed from the RB18 and dominant RB19. the car that has won all Sunday wins in 2023 except for one – Carlos Sainz’s win in Singapore.

A “closer” collaboration with Red Bull Racing seems clear: both car concepts have already been agreed upon, choosing the same suspension configuration, since VCARB 01 also chooses traction Forward.

Since the team has already focused on preparing all the elements, it is already known that The Italian team will be present next week in Misano. to hold a Filming Day in which more details will be known about the technical solutions adopted in this new car from Faenza, a team created from the ruins of the legendary Minardi, where drivers such as Fernando Alonso started.