Scuderia AlphaTauri is probably the F1 team that will change the most in 2024. Looking for similarities with 2023, apart from drivers Hiroki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo, there isn’t much that will carry over. AlphaTauri is a team with a rich and eventful history. Born from the remnants of Minardi, the team began its F1 adventure as Toro Rosso in 2006 as a junior team with support from Red Bull.
Since then, the Faenza team has been used both as a junior team and to test drivers and power units for senior teams, with the likes of Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen playing for both Toro Rosso and Red Bull, with seven titles and 107 wins. There is. Pierre Gasly returned in 2021 and led the team to a strong season in the final year of the 2017-2021 rule, but the team has struggled since ground effects were introduced. They finished 9th in 2022 and moved up one place to 8th in 2023, but while the team was undergoing major changes off the track, there were some bright spots towards the end of the season. So many things are changing, but what remains the same? Not much, apart from drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda. It has been known for some time that AlphaTauri will be bidding farewell to its current team name. It is not yet clear what the team’s name will be, but it is true that the apparel brand with the same name will disappear. There was initial talk that Red Bull might sell the team, but that idea was quickly trashed and a new name is expected to be announced before the season. Peter Beyer, CEO of Scuderia AlphaTauri, is already very excited about the changes announced:. “We have made great progress on the commercial side. A new name for the team has been decided and a new identity has been developed,” Bayer said. “Shareholders have approved all the plans. We had a meeting in Thailand to agree on the global strategy and all those kinds of issues. So we’re all set. We’re going to have a whole new partner on board. It’s very exciting, Team Principal. Franz Tost has been in charge of Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri since the late Dietrich Mateschitz led Minardi in the 2006 season.Tost has been in charge for 18 seasons, but is set to retire at the end of 2023. He will be replaced by Bayer as CEO, and former Ferrari sporting director Laurent Mequise will become F1 team principal.The Vision team hopes to become a stabilizing factor in the midfield, and are no longer looking for young drivers. The focus is not just on development.The team has an experienced Grand Prix-winning driver in Ricciardo, and that experience is already reflected in Yuki Tsunoda, who is in his fourth year.How AlphaTauri intends to deal with it Beyer explained: “We are definitely not a B team anymore, but we are still trying to fulfill our junior development program, which is one of our strategic missions.” “It’s just that we do it a little differently. We don’t have two rookies in a race anymore, but there’s always one experienced driver coaching the young driver and helping him grow.” We don’t expect us to be world champions, that’s not realistic, but we want us to fight for fifth place. “Red Bull will be fighting for first place, but , our aim is fifth place. To reach that position we have to be worthy of being an F1 team, which is why we are investing in equipment.”Collaboration with Red BullAlphaTauri have gone their own way in recent years. We have strengthened ourselves, but we have also paid the price. The team now recognizes that Red Bull’s cooperation is very important and will ensure that all possible transferable components (previously known as non-listed parts) are available for the 2024 car. ) is planned to be adopted. Beyer explains the reason as follows: “We will maximize our cooperation with Red Bull and use all parts within the FIA regulations. We did not do so in 2023 and we believe that was a mistake on the team’s part. “Therefore, in 2024 we will I’m definitely going to change that.”
2024-01-03 04:19:51
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