The primary race of the 2024 Formulation 1 World Championship is lower than a month away, and groups are beginning to reveal their contenders for the brand new season.

The most recent is RB, formally Visa Money App RB, the Purple Bull feeder group previously often called AlphaTauri. Its contender is named the VCARB 01, and it was proven for the primary time late on Thursday in Las Vegas.

The automobile adopts a blue and white livery dotted with some purple accents, a glance that is paying homage to a few of the liveries the group used when it competed as Toro Rosso, the title the group used earlier than switching to AlphaTauri.

Drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda have been current throughout the reveal. They have been joined by new Crew Principal Laurent Mekies, who changed retiring veteran Franz Tost.

Daniel Ricciardo (left) and Yuki Tsunoda

Additionally current was Amna Al-Qubaisi, who will carry the group’s colours this yr in F1 Academy, an all-female race sequence serving as a driver improvement program for younger feminine racers. Ken Block’s daughter, Lia Block, can be set to compete within the sequence this yr.

The 2024 F1 automobiles observe many of the identical design guidelines because the automobiles that competed final yr. A minor change is the addition of a further scoop to assist preserve the cockpit cool in scorching races like these in West Asia.

The automobiles function carbon-fiber composite honeycomb buildings for the chassis, and hybrid energy models combining a turbocharged 1.6-liter V-6 and two motor-generators, one on the driveline and one other built-in with the turbo. Each RB and Purple Bull will use a Honda-developed energy unit.

Pre-season testing will run Feb. 21-23 on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit earlier than the primary race of the season, the Bahrain Grand Prix, takes place on the identical location on March 2. This yr’s season will function a document 24 races, together with three within the U.S.