'Red Bull already has replacement for Tost in mind'

AlphaTauri's performance is once again disappointing in 2023. After finishing only ninth in the championship last year, the Italian team has not fared much better this year. As a result, there is a lot of discontent within the team, but also at Red Bull Racing. British F1 journalist Joe Saward reports that Red Bull already has a replacement in mind for current AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost.

Yuki Tsunoda scored the first points in Australia for AlphaTauri in 2023. The Japanese eventually finished tenth in Melbourne after the chaotic final restart, scoring one point, although perhaps that was not very difficult with eight dropouts either. The team is also struggling in qualifying, with both Nyck de Vries and Tsunoda failing to reach Q3 once.

Replacing Tost

The dissatisfaction with the Italian team is visible and team boss Tost has also spoken out about it several times. According to Saward, Red Bull is looking for a new team boss because of the poor performance and the Austrian team already has a replacement in mind.

"It is widely agreed (even by Franz Tost) that his days with the team are numbered and so it is fair to speculate about the need for a replacement. There has been talk of Hitech Grand Prix boss Oliver Oakes being a possible candidate, but it is felt inside the Red Bull empire that a future boss will need to be Italian-speaking." Saward said on his site.