Wednesday, February 28, 2024

F1: Racing Bulls is the latest Nom de Plume

“As what’s in your Wallet?” Err that’s somebody  else’s Tag-line…

 

Surely the outcome for the Faenza based squad that began life as Minardi will be far better than the short lived Lola Mastercard F1 Team’s outcome!

 

Yep, this is old news, but I’m just finally getting into the swing ‘O things here upon No Fenders. Having totally enjoyed my sabbatical away from Zed Keyboard, and being the first story I’ve scribbled since…

 

And even though it’s latest official name is Visa Cash App RB Formula 1 Team. And reputedly there was internal pressure over not using the moniker Racing bulls. For ease of typing, along with not pimping for a Credit Card Behemoth! I’ll just use Racing Bulls to delineate what former Austin F1 Sherpa Claudio’ proclaimed as the ‘lil Bullz’ many Moons ago…

 

Longtime Team Boss Franz Tost, (now 68yrs old) has been replaced by new Team Principal Laurent Mekies, who previously worked for la Scuderia, aka Ferrari. Whilst Peter Bayer  becomes it’s new Chief Executive Officer. (CEO)

 

And it’s new Chief Technical Officer is somebody named Tim goss. Hmm, where have I heard that name recently?

 

Oh yeah, Goss was the FIA’s previous Single Seater Technical Delegate before resigning, apparently to take up His new role at RB F1.

 

And lastly, Jody Egginton is the team’s latest Technical Director, who I’ve never heard of before.

 

Meanwhile, last year’s drivers pairing of DannyRic’, aka Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda remain, and will compete aboard this year’s F1 chassis known as the VCard 01, still powered by the All conquering Honda-RBPT Power Unit. (PU)

 

As the Red Bull “B Team” with strengthened ties to Milton Keynes, will obviously wish to move forward from it’s lowly eighth-place Constructors ranking this year…