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| Base = [[Faenza]], Italy
| Principal = [[Peter Bayer]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Adam |title=Why new CEO Bayer brings a fresh approach to AlphaTauri |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/why-new-ceo-bayer-brings-a-fresh-approach-to-alphatauri/10510329/ |access-date=19 July 2024 |date=24 August 2023}}</ref><br/><small>(Chief Executive Officer)</small><br/>[[Laurent Mekies]]<br/><small>(Team Principal)</small>
| Director = [[Jody Egginton]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://scuderia.alphatauri.com/en/managers-f1-alphatauri/ |title=Discover The Scuderia AlphaTauri Managers! |website=Scuderia AlphaTauri |access-date=15 February 2022 |archive-date=12 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612111654/https://scuderia.alphatauri.com/en/managers-f1-alphatauri/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Engineering Head = [[Tim Goss]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visacashapprb.com/team-launch/pdf/Visa-Cash-App-RB-F1-Team-Strengthens-Technical-and-Trackside-Capability.pdf |title=Visa Cash App RB F1 Team Strengthens Technical and Trackside Capability with Key Appointments |website=VisaCashAppRB F1 Team |access-date=29 January 2024 |archive-date=9 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209015947/https://www.visacashapprb.com/team-launch/pdf/Visa-Cash-App-RB-F1-Team-Strengthens-Technical-and-Trackside-Capability.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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The team traces its roots to [[Minardi]], which competed in Formula One from 1985 to 2005, before being bought by [[Red Bull GmbH|Red Bull]] in 2006 to become the junior team to [[Red Bull Racing]]. From 2006 to 2019, it competed as "[[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]" and was known for housing future Red Bull talent, such as future four-time World Champion [[Sebastian Vettel]], current [[Scuderia Ferrari]] driver [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]], and reigning three-time World Champion [[Max Verstappen]]. In addition, Toro Rosso had previously employed current driver [[Daniel Ricciardo]] as part of its line-up in 2012 and 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 September 2005 |title=Red Bull finalises Minardi deal |url=https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/red-bull-finalises-minardi-deal/1270094/ |access-date=3 February 2024 |website=us.motorsport.com |language=en |archive-date=3 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203115633/https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/red-bull-finalises-minardi-deal/1270094/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 June 2023 |title=Top 10 Red Bull F1 drivers ranked: Vettel, Verstappen, Perez and more |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/top-10-red-bull-f1-drivers-ranked-vettel-verstappen-perez-and-more/7085857/ |access-date=3 February 2024 |website=www.autosport.com |language=en |archive-date=3 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203133743/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/top-10-red-bull-f1-drivers-ranked-vettel-verstappen-perez-and-more/7085857/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
For the [[2020 Formula One World Championship]], Toro Rosso was rebranded to "AlphaTauri" in order to promote Red Bull's [[AlphaTauri (fashion brand)|AlphaTauri fashion brand]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2019 |title=Toro Rosso's name change to AlphaTauri confirmed in provisional 2020 entry list |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.toro-rossos-name-change-to-alpha-tauri-confirmed-in-provisional-2020-entry.5tIxtPAMsY8MACQAyvg41j.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701021842/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.toro-rossos-name-change-to-alpha-tauri-confirmed-in-provisional-2020-entry.5tIxtPAMsY8MACQAyvg41j.html |archive-date=1 July 2023 |access-date=2 December 2019 |website=Formula 1 |publisher=}}</ref> According to [[Franz Tost]] and [[Helmut Marko]], the rebrand to Scuderia AlphaTauri also acknowledged that it had transitioned from Red Bull Racing's junior team to its sister team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Delaney |first=Michael |date=16 February 2020 |title=Marko upgrades AlphaTauri from junior to
The team was rebranded to [[Visa Inc.|Visa]] [[Cash App]] RB F1 Team for the 2024 season,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/decision-document/2024%20Bahrain%20Grand%20Prix%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf |title=2024 Bahrain Grand Prix – Entry List |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] |date=29 February 2024 |access-date=29 February 2024 |archive-date=6 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306121927/https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/decision-document/2024%20Bahrain%20Grand%20Prix%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2024 |title=AlphaTauri's new name for 2024 is confirmed |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.alphatauri-rebrand-confirmed-for-2024-season-as-new-team-name-revealed.4xAWHWI66d5L9mFELLGb6J.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125081222/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.alphatauri-rebrand-confirmed-for-2024-season-as-new-team-name-revealed.4xAWHWI66d5L9mFELLGb6J.html |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=24 January 2024 |website=Formula 1 |language=en}}</ref> shortened to the acronymised "VCARB".<ref name="VCARBSwitch">{{cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Adam |date=24 January 2024 |title=AlphaTauri F1 team makes switch to new Visa Cash App RB identity |url=https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/alphatauri-f1-team-makes-switch-to-new-visa-cash-app-rb-identity/10568654/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124135829/https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/alphatauri-f1-team-makes-switch-to-new-visa-cash-app-rb-identity/10568654/ |archive-date=24 January 2024 |access-date=24 January 2024 |work=us.motorsport.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fryer |first1=Jenna |date=24 January 2024 |title=Visa enters F1 with Red Bull, rebrands AlphaTauri with wordy new team name |url=https://apnews.com/article/f1-red-bull-alphatauri-visa-name-9e46c363fb80be05747fe18b6f24a8f7 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124132835/https://apnews.com/article/f1-red-bull-alphatauri-visa-name-9e46c363fb80be05747fe18b6f24a8f7 |archive-date=24 January 2024 |access-date=24 January 2024 |work=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> The new name was widely criticised by fans and the media,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kisby |first=Cambridge |date=24 January 2024 |title=Why AlphaTauri's Visa Cash App RB rebrand is more than just a new name |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/why-alphatauris-visa-cash-app-rb-rebrand-is-more-than-just-a-new-name/ |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=Motor Sport Magazine |language=en-GB |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208001650/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/why-alphatauris-visa-cash-app-rb-rebrand-is-more-than-just-a-new-name/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 January 2024 |title=Can you credit it? Visa Cash App RB may be the worst F1 team name of all time |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/25/can-you-credit-it-visa-cash-app-rb-may-be-the-worst-f1-team-name-of-all-time |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=7 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207213716/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/25/can-you-credit-it-visa-cash-app-rb-may-be-the-worst-f1-team-name-of-all-time |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Collantine |first=Keith |date=24 January 2024 |title=Does 'Visa Cash App RB' signal a depressing new trend in F1 team names? |url=https://www.racefans.net/2024/01/24/does-visa-cash-app-rb-signal-a-depressing-new-trend-in-f1-team-names/ |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=RaceFans |language=en-GB |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208001650/https://www.racefans.net/2024/01/24/does-visa-cash-app-rb-signal-a-depressing-new-trend-in-f1-team-names/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 January 2024 |title='This is horrendous': Ricciardo stuck with 'worst team name' as F1 secret to be unveiled |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/formula-one/this-is-horrendous-ricciardo-stuck-with-worst-team-name-as-f1-secret-to-be-unveiled/news-story/b97d1f56a6b013f7fd70ea88a7b6389f |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=Fox Sports |language=en |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208001650/https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/formula-one/this-is-horrendous-ricciardo-stuck-with-worst-team-name-as-f1-secret-to-be-unveiled/news-story/b97d1f56a6b013f7fd70ea88a7b6389f |url-status=live }}</ref> with Edd Straw of ''The Race'' calling it "the worst team name in Formula 1 history" and "an embarrassment to Red Bull and Formula 1 as a whole", arguing that the name "RB" lacks "personality, identity and ambition", could easily be confused with Red Bull Racing, and exists solely to force the sponsors to be mentioned more often.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2024 |title=Visa Cash App RB is the worst name in F1 history |url=https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/visa-cashapp-rb-worst-f1-name-red-bull/ |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=The Race |language=en |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208001652/https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/visa-cashapp-rb-worst-f1-name-red-bull/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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