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Liam Lawson Declared Max Verstappen’s New Teammate in a Surprise Red Bull Championship Prediction for 2025

Aug 22, 2024
F1 Gran Prix of Italy Liam Lawson of AlphaTauri during drivers parade before the F1 Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo Naz

Who Are Yuki Tsunoda’s Parents? Everything You Need to Know About Minako and Nobuaki Tsunoda

Apr 01, 2024
F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain Yuki Tsunoda of Japan and Scuderia AlphaTauri in the paddock ahead of the Formula 1 Aramc

Ex-Minardi Owner Backs Daniel Ricciardo Despite Pace Struggles

Apr 01, 2024
Bahrain Grand Prix

Max Verstappen Leaves Sumo Wrestler Off Balance Ahead of the Japanese GP

Apr 01, 2024
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Daniel Ricciardo Labelled “Undeserving” of V-CARB Spot, Liam Lawson Rightful Owner of the Seat

Mar 28, 2024
(L) Daniel Ricciardo and (R) Liam Lawson

Helmut Marko Shuts Down Daniel Ricciardo Claiming “Potential” Red Bull Entry as He Sparks Liam Lawson Rumors

Mar 22, 2024
Helmut Marko (L) and Daniel Ricciardo (R)

Daniel Ricciardo vs Oscar Piastri: Who Is the Bigger Hope of Australia in Formula 1?

Mar 21, 2024
Daniel Ricciardo-Oscar Piastri

Daniel Ricciardo’s Special Home Helmet Livery Makes Way for a Noble Cause

Mar 20, 2024
Bahrain Grand Prix

Who Are Liam Lawson’s Parents? All About Jared Lawson and Kristy Lawson

Mar 15, 2024
Liam Lawson

What Is Cash App on Daniel Ricciardo’s Car? AlphaTauri’s New $10.6 Billion-Worth Sponsor’s Grand Team Rename

Mar 15, 2024
Amna Al Qubaisi alongside Daniel Ricciardo

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F1 Star Picks Taylor Swift over Travis Kelce without a Moment of Hesitation

Red Bull reserve driver Liam Lawson makes the difficult choice between American sweatheart Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce.

Taylor Swift, Liam Lawson and Travis Kelce

Liam Lawson’s Sisters Gave Up Their Dancing Careers to Support the Red Bull Star’s F1 Dream

Liam Lawson reveals the sacrifices that his sisters made in their dancing careers to enable him to chase the F1 dream with Red Bull.

Singapore Grand Prix

Helmut Marko Stands With Yuki Tsunoda Despite ‘Immature’ Conflict With Daniel Ricciardo at Bahrain GP

Helmut Marko breaks silence on the Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda incident saying the former took the latter's chances of coming in 10th.

Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo Declared as “Fantastic Reference Point” for Yuki Tsunoda by RB Boss After Bahrain GP Clash

After a frustrating weekend for Yuki Tsunoda, Daniel Ricciardo was heralded as a perfect reference point for the fiery Japanese driver.

Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda

Daniel Ricciardo Goes on a Ballistic Rant on Yuki Tsunoda’s “Immaturity” After Being Called “Not Fast” by the Japanese

After the Bahrain Grand Prix, Daniel Ricciardo goes to town with his rant on Yuki Tsunoda's comment calling him "not fast."

Daniel Ricciardo & Yuki Tsunoda

Pierre Gasly Delivers Brutal Blow to Christian Horner & Co. as He Exposes Visa Cashapp RB: “Impossible to Win a Championship”

Pierre Gasly reveals the real reason he left the wings of Red Bull and AlphaTauri to join Alpine from the 2023 season.

10 Pierre Gasly (FRA, BWT Alpine F1 Team), F1 Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on August 31, 2023 in Mon

Yuki Tsunoda Reveals “Strange” Experience With Daniel Ricciardo Amid Fight for Red Bull Seat

In the new season of Drive To Survive, Yuki Tsunoda acknowledged feeling strange when he was paired with Daniel Ricciardo in 2023.

Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda

Christian Horner Declares Daniel Ricciardo as Serious “Prospect” for Replacing Sergio Perez in 2025

With Sergio Perez's contract coming to an end in 2024, Red Bull is keeping close watch on Daniel Ricciardo as the perfect replacement.

Christian Horner Reveals NASCAR Is “Desperate” for Daniel Ricciardo

Christian Horner reveals that after a miserable stint with McLaren, NASCAR was desperate to get their hands on Daniel Ricciardo.

Christian Horner and Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo Is “Next to Max [Verstappen] on the Grid”, Reveals Christian Horner

Daniel Ricciardo showed potential close to Max Verstappen as Christian Horner decides to bring him back behind the wheel for AlphaTauri.

Christian Horner & Daniel Ricciardo

Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon Gang Up Against Christian Horner & Co.: “They Got No Mercy”

In Season 6 of Drive To Survive, Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon talk about the high-pressure environment at Red Bull that got to Nyck de Vries.

Alex Albon, Christian Horner, and Pierre Gasly

Daniel Ricciardo Contradicts Christian Horner, Believes Visa Cash App RB Is “Not a Junior Team Anymore”

Daniel Ricciardo believes the rebranded Visa Cash App RB is no longer a junior team in Formula 1 as Christian Horner believes.

Christian Horner and Daniel Ricciardo

FIA Brings Back AlphaTauri With Historic Partnership After Visa Cash App’s Takeover of RB

FIA brings back the presence of Red Bull's clothing partner, AlphaTauri into Formula 1 with a first of its kind partnership with the brand.

Dutch Grand Prix

Red Bull ‘Desperately Wants Daniel Ricciardo Back’ to Replace Sergio Perez in the Summer Break

Dutch racers give their verdict on the much debated Red Bull second seat as they put Sergio Perez under the bus in favor of Daniel Ricciardo.

Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez

Daniel Ricciardo Mocks His Own Team VCARB While Sending ‘Serious’ Warning to Their Rivals

Daniel Ricciardo makes a wordplay joke on the abbreviation of VCARB as the team makes its way to a new identity.

United States Grand Prix

F1 News: Daniel Ricciardo Can Replace Lewis Hamilton, Insider Claims

Throwing another name into the mix for possible Lewis Hamilton replacements at Mercedes, F1 insider votes for Daniel Ricciardo.

United States Grand Prix

Yuki Tsunoda Only in Red Bull Because of Honda’s Demands: Former F1 Boss Makes Controversial Claim

Former F1 boss claims Yuki Tsunoda is on the current Formula 1 grid because Red Bull's engine suppliers want him there.

Azerbaijan Grand Prix

“Toto Wolff Might Think About Liam Lawson”: Answer to Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton Problem Lies at Red Bull, Says Ex-F1 Boss

With Mercedes on the lookout for Lewis Hamilton's replacement for 2025, ex-Ferrari boss suggests Toto Wolff should consider Liam Lawson.

Toto Wolff, Liam Lawson, and Lewis Hamilton

‘Disturbing’ Warning Sent to Max Verstappen’s Rivals as Daniel Ricciardo & Co ‘Clone’ Red Bull’s RB20

After the launch of the Visa Cash App RB 2024 challenger, Max Verstappen's rivals warned with Daniel Ricciardo and Co. ready to shock the grid.

Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen

Daniel Ricciardo Reveals Retirement Plans

Daniel Ricciardo talks to Formula 1.com about his future plans and whether he'll race into his 40s like Alonso.

3 Daniel Ricciardo (AUS, Scuderia AlphaTauri), F1 Grand Prix of the Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 24, 2023

Who’s the Stunning Lady Alongside Daniel Ricciardo at the Visa Cash App RB Team Livery Launch?

Visa Cash App RB Team welcomes a new face in their team seen alongside Daniel Ricciardo at the VCARB 01 livery launch in Las Vegas.

Amna Al Qubaisi alongside Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo Is Done Chasing Max Verstappen, as He Makes a Bold Claim on the Team’s New Vision

Daniel Ricciardo gives us a glimpse of the atmosphere inside the newly branded Visa Cash App RB Team as he looks past Red Bull.

Max Verstappen Daniel Ricciardo

Guenther Steiner Sends Gene Haas a Brutal Stroke of “Reality” After Infamous Sacking

Guenther Steiner opens up on the brutal reality of modern F1 as he sheds light on his unavoidable situation with Gene Haas.

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In a bizarre twist of fate, let's see how Alex Albon’s appendicitis trickled down to Lewis Hamilton securing a Ferrari drive and a $100 million salary

Alex Albon and Lewis Hamilton

F1 News: Helmut Marko Shuts Zak Brown & Frederic Vasseur With Strong Defense of Allegations on Red Bull

Helmut Marko dismissed concerns raised by Zak Brown and Frederik Vasseur on Red Bull's close connections with its newly rebranded sister team

Frederik Vasseur, Helmut Marko, and Zak Brown

F1 News: “Fans Will Decide What They Call It”: Visa Cash App RB Finally Breaks Silence on Absurd Rebranding

Visa's Global Sponsorship Strategy SVP, Andrea Fairchild, invites people to call the Visa Cash App RB F1 Team whatever they prefer.

Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo

About AlphaTauri

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AlphaTauri: 2021 Latest News, Results, Drivers and Car Updates

Scuderia AlphaTauri (formerly known as Toro Rosso) are Red Bull Racing's sister team, owned by the drinks brand - Red Bull GmbH, which also, you guessed it, owns the Red Bull Racing team that have become synonymous with Formula 1 over the past decade.

Despite existing as AlphaTauri for barely a season, the Italian team's origins in F1 stretch back to well over three decades ago in 1985, when they first entered F1 as Minardi.

Some of the hardcore fans may be familiar with Minardi, which developed a reputation for being a perennial backmarker team. Ultimately, Minardi transformed into Toro Rosso after the team's owner, Paul Stoddart, sold the Faenza-based squad to Red Bull's Dietrich Mateschitz.

Thus began the Italian team's journey as 'Toro Rosso,' which, 13 years later, rebranded themselves as Scuderia AlphaTauri from the 2020 season.

Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda will drive for the team in the 2021 season.

Why did Toro Rosso change their name to AlphaTauri?

For the uninitiated, AlphaTauri is Red Bull's fashion brand, founded in 2016 and based in Salzburg Austria. The name supposedly signifies a giant red star in the Taurus constellation.

In November 2019, F1 officially confirmed Toro Rosso's transformation to AlphaTauri in the following season. The reason behind the name change appears to be due to Red Bull's strategy in promoting its clothing franchise.

As part of their rebranding process, Toro Rosso unveiled a stunning new livery for the team's 2020 car. AlphaTauri's AT01 consists of a gorgeous white and blue livery, which makes their car the best-looking car on the grid.

On-track achievements

The Italian team's biggest achievement in their short span as AlphaTauri is undoubtedly winning the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. The team recreated their heroics on the same track 12 years ago as Toro Rosso, when Pierre Gasly clinched his first win in an unlikely scenario much like Sebastian Vettel did, over a decade ago.

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As AlphaTauri, the team have scored one win, one podium, and 107 points over the course of 10 races in the 2020 season.

What is AlphaTauri to Red Bull?

Back in the team's Toro Rosso days, the Faenza-based outfit played the role of a junior team to Red Bull. Following the team's rebranding, Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner referred to AlphaTauri as a sister team rather than a junior team.

AlphaTauri have the same engine supplier, Honda, as Red Bull. With the upcoming budget cap and major regulation changes, AlphaTauri are set to work a lot closer with Red Bull in developing their future cars.

AlphaTauri will benefit from increased time in wind tunnel testing and access to the same components and equipment as Red Bull Racing.

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On the driver front, AlphaTauri, like before, function as the unofficial proving ground for young drivers hoping to make the step up to the senior team.

Sponsors, Foundation, and Charity

As per the team's official website, AlphaTauri support a single charity - Wings For Life, "a research foundation which is looking into ways of helping people with spinal injuries,"?which is also backed by Red Bull.

AlphaTauri are sponsored by the likes of Moose, MyWorld, Edifice, and Randstad, to name a few.

Founded2020
OwnerDietrich Mateschitz
Number of Titles0
Prize Money Won52 million (2019)
BaseFaenza, Italy
Number of titles won0
Official websitehttps://www.scuderiaalphatauri.com/en/
DriversPierre Gasly, Yuki Tsunoda