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The team is to move out of its Bicester facility to a new purpose-built one in Milton Keynes, near Red Bull.
RB Team Principal Laurent Mekies confirmed the closure of the team’s UK facility in Bicester in favor of a new one in Milton Keynes. The outpost in the UK has been utilized since 2009 for wind-tunnel testing, with the main operations based in Faenza, Italy. Mekies and CEO Peter Bayer are focused on revamping the team’s operations and strengthening the technical alliance with Red Bull. The move to Milton Keynes aims to attract UK-based engineers to the team. The new state-of-the-art facility in Milton Keynes will offer enhanced capacity and opportunities in the UK. The team aims to leverage the change as a positive step in adapting to the evolving landscape of Formula 1. “We want to think that it is now possible to get a single department split across two locations,” Mekies shared in an interview, emphasizing the team’s strategic outlook.
