The Red Bull-owned squad is undergoing a revamp of its F1 programme, which has included a change of identity away from AlphaTauri and the arrival of new team management in Laurent Mekies and Peter Bayer.
But amid some scrutiny from rival teams over closer ties to sister squad Red Bull, there have been suggestions that it could choose to abandon its Faenza factory and move everything to the UK.
This was prompted by comments McLaren CEO Zak Brown made at his team’s livery launch earlier this year when he voiced his concerns about the partnership between Red Bull and RB.
“AlphaTauri [RB] is, from what I understand, moving to the UK, which I think will benefit both teams,” he said.
“So, this A/B team and co-ownership, which is a whole other level of A/B team, is a big concern to ours for the health of the sport, and the fairness of the sport.”
But RB team principal Mekies has explained that Brown’s suspicions about his team moving is wrong.
He has clarified that while his team is relocating some of its current UK staff away from its Bicester aero facility to a new building in Milton Keynes, Faenza will remain as its headquarters.
“We have a very good facility in Faenza, and we think the base is very good to build on,” explained Mekies.
Source: Autosport