The recent 2023 season finale in Abu Dhabi brought Franz Tost’s 18-year spell as AlphaTauri’s team principal to an end, with him having since revealed the story behind one of his most shocking comments. Tost’s tenure at the Red Bull sister team started at the very beginning of their Formula 1 journey in 2006, when
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Red Bull reserve driver Liam Lawson and his long-term girlfriend, Charlotte Miller, have been dubbed as the “original Barbie and Ken”, following an Instagram post by the racing driver. Lawson took to social media to post a series of photos of himself and Miller on a beach in California, where after admiring his partner he
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Daniel Ricciardo has admitted that he pondered whether to retire or not following the conclusion of the 2022 season, which brought his turbulent time with McLaren to an end. The AlphaTauri driver revealed during last weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that “it was 50/50” as to whether the 2022 finale would be his last race
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok is expecting Red Bull reserve driver Liam Lawson to enter 2024 in the back-up role, rather than possibly switch to Williams. Whilst Logan Sargeant is widely expected to be kept by the Grove-based team for a second season, his seat is still yet to be confirmed, allowing rumours to continue.
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Daniel Ricciardo has admitted that rumours linking him with a remarkable return to Red Bull are making him “smile”, as he never thought he’d be in a position where such speculation would exist. Ricciardo raced for Red Bull from 2014 until the end of 2018, when he departed the side to join Renault after becoming
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After spending the majority of 2023 at the foot of the Constructors’ Championship, it’s remarkable to think that AlphaTauri were just one-point short of beating Williams to seventh place. An aggressive introduction of upgrades since the Singapore Grand Prix revitalised Red Bull’s sister team, to the extent that they became consistent top-10 finishers in the
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Following last Friday’s meeting of the Formula 1 Commission ahead of this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, several teams are believed to be unhappy with AlphaTauri closing their ties with Red Bull, both physically and politically. It’s been reported by German publication Motorsport Magazin that the paddock is unhappy at AlphaTauri returning to being a
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Ahead of AlphaTauri’s “complete” rebrand ahead of the 2024 Formula 1 season, Motorsport-Total.com have reported that the team’s new name could be ‘Racing Bulls’, with the side set to be closer to their parent team. Since rebranding as AlphaTauri, the Faenza-based outfit have moved away from their Red Bull roots somewhat. AlphaTauri in recent years
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Yuki Tsunoda’s foul-mouthed radio messages have become somewhat of a regular occurance, although it’s something which has seen him attract a sizeable following. Ever since the AlphaTauri driver was promoted from Formula 2 into Formula 1 in 2021, he’s often failed to keep his radio messages PG. However, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has
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Daniel Ricciardo admitted after the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday that he ducked his head into the cockpit at the first corner, due to all the damage which flew in the air following Alex Albon’s collision with both Haas drivers on the run into the first corner. Starting from towards the back, Ricciardo was amongst
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