It’s not entirely surprising given the substantial involvement of Max Verstappen, but Red Bull Racing and Team Redline form a new partnership from October 31st, 2023, with Redline now managing the Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing esports team for a multi-year period.
Team Redline began more than 20 years ago, and after years of success it became part of Verstappen.com Racing, while Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing was launched by the Formula One team more recently to compete in the F1 Esports series, along with Virtual Le Mans and the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup.
The press release refers to the merger bringing a new team name and logo for Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing, along with a dedicated performance facility being created in the Team Redline HQ. The good news for the current driver and content creator roster is that they’ll be fully retained ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 Esports Series Pro Championship.
That current team list comprises of Josh Idowu, Cooper Webster, Frede Rasmussen, Sebastian Job, Liam Parnell and Joni Tomala.
Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing Team Esports Lead, Joe Soltysik, said: “This partnership marks an ambitious positive step on our journey to win back our Team title in F1 Esports. Since the creation of our sim racing Team in 2018, we have been committed to being the best competitors on the grid and constantly looking for ways to improve our performance. Partnering up with one of the most successful teams in sim racing history is an opportunity we are delighted to have taken and I am incredibly excited about the potential of what we can achieve together.”
Director of Team Redline, Atze Kerkhof, said: “This is an exciting new challenge for the Team, having already built a good relationship with Red Bull under Verstappen.com Racing – this seemed like the logical next step for us to collaboratively take. Team Redline is excited for this new challenge and is looking forward to getting to work.
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