Crimson Bull’s second crew has modified its identify for the second yr in a row on the official entry checklist for 2025 revealed by the FIA.
The crew modified its identify from AlphaTauri to RB this yr. The official crew identify lodged with the FIA, referencing two sponsors, was Visa Money App RB Components One Crew, whereas its chassis was merely referred to as ‘RB’.
As crew was registered by an organization referred to as ‘Racing Bulls’, some speculated this was what ‘RB’ represented. Nonetheless RB denied the letters represented ‘Racing Bulls’ or another phrase after it was revealed earlier this yr.
The brand new FIA F1 entry checklist for 2025 revealed in the present day reveals ‘Racing Bulls’ has changed ‘RB’ within the crew’s nomenclature. That is the crew’s fifth identify and the fourth since its unique entry, Minardi, was bought by Crimson Bull in 2005. They initially renamed it Toro Rosso, then rebranded it as AlphaTauri in 2020.
The entry checklist additionally reveals Racing Bulls is the one crew but to formally finalise its driver line-up for subsequent yr. The identification of Yuki Tsunoda’s crew mate has not been confirmed, amid hypothesis Crimson Bull could promote both him or present crew mate Liam Lawson instead of Sergio Perez subsequent yr.
The checklist confirms the profession numbers of the 4 new full-time drivers on the grid. Sauber newcomer Gabriel Bortoleto will use quantity 5, as beforehand raced by Sebastian Vettel. Alpine’s Jack Doohan has seven, which was Kimi Raikkonen’s quantity till 2021.
Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli has chosen 12, final utilized by Felipe Nasr in 2016. Haas’s Oliver Bearman will race as quantity 87, which hasn’t been used for a spherical of the world championship since Crimson Amick entered the 1959 Indianapolis 500 utilizing it.
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2025 FIA Components 1 entry checklist
Quantity
Driver
Firm
Crew
Chassis
Engine
81
Oscar Piastri
McLaren Racing Restricted
McLaren Components 1 Crew
McLaren
Mercedes
4
Lando Norris
McLaren Racing Restricted
McLaren Components 1 Crew
McLaren
Mercedes
1
Max Verstappen
Crimson Bull Racing Restricted
Oracle Crimson Bull Racing
Crimson Bull Racing
Honda RBPT
11
Sergio Perez
Crimson Bull Racing Restricted
Oracle Crimson Bull Racing
Crimson Bull Racing
Honda RBPT
16
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari Spa
Scuderia Ferrari HP
Ferrari
Ferrari
44
Lewis Hamilton
Ferrari Spa
Scuderia Ferrari HP
Ferrari
Ferrari
12
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Restricted
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Components One Crew
Mercedes
Mercedes
63
George Russell
Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Restricted
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Components One Crew
Mercedes
Mercedes
18
Lance Stroll
AMR GP Restricted
Aston Martin Aramco Components One Crew
Aston Martin Aramco
Mercedes
14
Fernando Alonso Diaz
AMR GP Restricted
Aston Martin Aramco Components One Crew
Aston Martin Aramco
Mercedes
10
Pierre Gasly
Alpine Racing Restricted
BWT Alpine Components 1 Crew
Alpine
Renault
7
Jack Doohan
Alpine Racing Restricted
BWT Alpine Components 1 Crew
Alpine
Renault
TBC
Racing Bulls SpA
Visa Money App RB Components One Crew
RB
Honda RBPT
22
Yuki Tsunoda
Racing Bulls SpA
Visa Money App RB Components One Crew
RB
Honda RBPT
31
Esteban Ocon
Haas Components LLC
MoneyGram Haas F1 Crew
Haas
Ferrari
87
Oliver Bearman
Haas Components LLC
MoneyGram Haas F1 Crew
Haas
Ferrari
23
Alexander Albon
Williams Grand Prix Engineering Restricted
Williams Racing
Williams
Mercedes
55
Carlos Sainz Jnr
Williams Grand Prix Engineering Restricted
Williams Racing
Williams
Mercedes
27
Nico Hulkenberg
Sauber Motorsport AG
Stake F1 Crew Kick Sauber
Kick Sauber
Ferrari
5
Gabriel Bortoleto
Sauber Motorsport AG
Stake F1 Crew Kick Sauber
Kick Sauber
Ferrari
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