ANALYSIS: The big moves at AlphaTauri explained as Mekies prepares to replace Tost

F1 Correspondent & PresenterLawrence Barretto

Red Bull have made sweeping changes to their second team AlphaTauri’s management structure, with long-time boss Franz Tost leaving at the end of the season and being replaced by a two-pronged leadership structure that features significant motorsport experience. F1 Correspondent Lawrence Barretto explains all…

Why make the change now?

Franz Tost has been in charge of AlphaTauri since the outfit entered the sport as Toro Rosso in 2006, the late Red Bull energy drinks firm owner Dietrich Mateshcitz buying Italian minnows Minardi and making the Faenza-based squad its junior team.

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ANALYSIS: The big moves at AlphaTauri explained as Mekies prepares to replace Tost

Why make the change now?

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