AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has revealed that Red Bull had to release Pierre Gasly from his 2023 contract due to fears that he wouldn’t get a seat amongst the Austrians family in 2024, with the “risk” of keeping him at the Faenza-based team following Alpine’s interest being “far too great”. Gasly, of course, did sign a
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Alpine’s hunt for a Fernando Alonso replacement ahead of the 2023 season was complicated to say the least, with their number one candidate signing a contract with a rival behind their backs. Academy driver Oscar Piastri was announced as Esteban Ocon’s partner for 2023 but the Australian sensationally joined McLaren after the Contract Recognition Board
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AlphaTauri looked to be a team on the up in 2021, scoring 142 points and finishing an impressive sixth in the final year of F1’s previous era. Despite naming an unchanged driver lineup of Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda in 2022, Red Bull’s sister team struggled to adapt to the major regulation changes that came
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AlphaTauri have established themselves as a consistent midfield team in recent years, with Pierre Gasly especially helping the team to regular point scoring finishes. The team racked up 142 points in 2021 and finished in sixth place, however in 2022 under the new regulations, the team amassed a measly 35 points and finished in ninth.
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The Formula 1 driver market is referred to as a circus for a reason. Shock moves have become a yearly occurrence and this year has been no different. Alpine driver Fernando Alonso was the first domino to fall when he shocked the paddock by announcing his move to Aston Martin, leaving a vacant space at
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AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has offered a differing opinion to Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko, in regard to who will lead the Faenza-based team in 2023. Marko stated that he thinks the newly signed Nyck de Vries can instantly take Pierre Gasly’s place as the team leader next year, due to his wealth of experience.
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AlphaTauri team principal, Franz Tost, has affirmed that Max Verstappen was not the determining factor in the team’s decision to sign Nyck de Vries. The Dutchman won the 2019 Formula 2 title, but there were no Formula 1 seats available to him for 2020, so he was forced to look elsewhere. His adventures took him
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Following the announcement that Pierre Gasly is joining Alpine next season, AlphaTauri finally confirmed prior to FP3 at the Japanese Grand Prix that Mercedes reserve Nyck de Vries will be taking the Frenchman’s place next season. The 2019 F2 World Champion and the season seven Formula E World Champion has been linked with a move
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Honda are the manufacturer who seemingly just don’t know how to say goodbye, with the Japanese company announcing that they are to take up a bigger role in their partnership with Red Bull and AlphaTauri, starting from their home race this weekend. This weekend’s first Japanese Grand Prix will see the Honda logo return to
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AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has called for Yuki Tsunoda to “get under control his emotions”, after a recent run of avoidable incidents. Tost’s comments came prior to the team announcing that the Japanese driver will be retained for a third season by the Faenza-based team, with Tost believing that “a driver needs at least three
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