“Let’s build the best racing team possible and see where it takes us.” That was team principal Laurent Mekies’ ambition at the start of the season, just weeks into his new role, and nine races into 2024 it would be fair to say that RB has made better than expected progress towards that goal. …
AlphaTauri, as they were known then, finished last season in eighth place in the constructors’ championship, having taken development to the end and brought a new floor to the final in Abu Dhabi. It meant the Italian team was already resigned to paying the price for that late spending with a slow start to this campaign.