AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has revealed that the Faenza-based team have “intensified” their relationship with sister side Red Bull, after enduring a woeful start to the 2023 F1 season. AlphaTauri have arguably got the worst car on the grid as it stands, with the Italians currently sat ninth in the Constructors’ Championship on just
MoreAlphaTauri’s team principal Franz Tost has accepted that their car is “too slow” after a disappointing start to the season and questions over the future of the constructor. AlphaTauri’s sole point-scoring finish of the season came at the Australian Grand Prix, as Yuki Tsunoda was promoted into the top ten after Carlos Sainz was hit
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AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has tipped 22-year-old Yuki Tsunoda to replace Red Bull’s Sergio Perez in 2025, following the conclusion of the 33-year-old’s contract. Perez is currently contracted until the end of 2024 and whilst he has started this season strongly, Red Bull could look to a younger driver for 2025 and beyond. That
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AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost believes Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda “will finally be ready for Red Bull” in 2025, hinting that he could be used to replace Sergio Perez. Should Tsunoda replace Perez at Red Bull in 2025, it would actually work very well for the Milton Keynes-based team, given that Perez’s contract expires at
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has quashed any suggestion that himself and new Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff have been arguing following a football-related comment made by the 79-year-old, with Marko labelling the rumours as “nonsense”. Marko joked about Red Bull Leipzig losing 7-0 to Manchester City in the second leg of their Champions
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67-year-old AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has announced that he will no longer be in his role with the team by the time he turns 70. One of the longest-serving Formula One team principals of all time, Tost has been with AlphaTauri since 2005, when the team was known as Scuderia Toro Rosso. “I don’t
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AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost, Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko, and ex-F1 driver Gerhard Berger have all rejected the idea that Mercedes-Benz might give preferential treatment to Aston Martin instead of the factory Mercedes team, following several reports. It has been reported by several sites that Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has been given an
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has expressed his opinion that Mercedes’ senior figures will not give preferential treatment to customer team Aston Martin, with the Austrian wondering why the Silver Arrows would want to “make a competitor stronger”. Aston Martin were sensational at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, with the Silverstone-based team having shown
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When he was brought into Formula 1 back in 2021 by AlphaTauri, Yuki Tsunoda initially struggled to adapt to life at the pinnacle of motorsport. The Japanese driver made a flurry of mistakes right at the start of his F1 career as a result of pushing past him limits and could often be heard shouting
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When Aston Martin joined Formula 1 back in 2021, it was expected that the team would quickly become regular podium challengers. With Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll in the cars and the team being backed by Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll, it seemed that the team were destined for success. In both of their seasons so
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