2024 Formula One liveries and predictions: Alpine, VCARB and Aston Martin

Alpine's 2024 vehicle reflects that philosophy. 

Of all the new F1 cars we've seen, it looks the most different from its 2023 parent. A new floor, Red Bull-inspired side pods and an updated rear suspension should help Alpine move beyond the middle of the pack. And with underrated new hire Pierre Gasly soundly beating the established Esteban Ocon last season, Alpine has found a credible lead driver for the foreseeable future — and one who is incredibly marketable in its home country. 

While it has plenty of ground to makeup, we see Alpine doing better (and turning more heads) in 2024 than it did last season.

Team: Visa Cash App RB (formerly AlphaTauri)

Drivers: Yuki Tsunoda (Japan) and Daniel Ricciardo (Australia)

Last season's placement: Eighth of 10

Visa Cash App RB, the unfortunate owner of the worst team name in F1, is an enigma in 2024. (The team refers to itself as VCARB internally, so we will do the same here.) It has been Red Bull's sister team since it joined the grid in 2005, but it has never really challenged Red Bull or taken on any of its engineering/aerodynamic concepts. That's all about to change.

The 2024 VCARB vehicle is rumored to be a straight Red Bull copy — essentially, it'll look and behave exactly like Red Bull's dominant 2023 car. 

While the rest of the grid has made up ground to Red Bull since, this massive leap in competitiveness should see VCARB pushing the midfield rather than fighting at the bottom of the pack. And with an experienced driver lineup — Tsunoda's on his fourth F1 season and Ricciardo is a multi-race winner — VCARB has the right men on board to extract the most from its new car. This team's potential is as high as its name is bad, and with a name like Visa Cash App RB, that's saying something.

Team: Aston Martin Aramco

Drivers: Fernando Alonso (Spain) and Lance Stroll (Canada)

Last season's placement: Fifth of 10

2023 was a season of two halves for Aston Martin. It started beautifully, with F1 legend and two-time world champion Fernando Alonso snatching podiums in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Australia, but ended with low placements and DNFs for both him and Stroll. There's a feeling in F1 that Aston Martin can deliver a strong product at the start of the season but can't iterate or improve as the season drags on.

With VCARB, Williams and Alpine looking improved for 2024, Aston Martin must deliver consistently to hang onto its fifth-place finish. It must also ask serious questions about its driver lineup.

Alonso is one of the top candidates to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, and if he mentally checks out while still at Aston Martin, most of the team's competitiveness with vanish with his focus. Canadian driver Stroll, meanwhile, must prove that he's not merely on the track because he's the son of Aston Martin's owner. He had some great finishes in the middle of the 2023 season. He'll need more of those this season to prove his value.