Abiteboul told to 'stop complaining' about B-teams in F1 by Tost

Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul has been very open about his opinion on the 'B-team' structure that Formula 1 has. Abiteboul has criticised many teams including Haas and Toro Rosso for their close links to the bigger teams in the sport. Franz Tost has told the Frenchman to stop complaining as it is not as big an issue as it is made out to be. 

“Toro Rosso had no technical director for most of last season,” said Abiteboul to planet F1 in Melbourne.

“It’s very clear what went on. So we don’t even need a technical director to produce what is a very competitive car. For us, that’s a problem.”

Abiteboul regularly complains about other teams and their partnerships with Ferrari and Red Bull but Tost has responded. 

“If someone who runs a manufacturer team is complaining that the small teams are faster, better than him, then he hasn’t simply done the homework properly,” Tost said RaceFans in an FIA press conference in Bahrain.

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“Because we at Toro Rosso – I can only talk about Toro Rosso – we have from Red Bull Racing the gearbox from last year, the rear suspension from last year and parts from the front suspension.

“The reason why Toro Rosso is so competitive is mainly because of the fantastic power unit we have from Honda. It seems that others are not doing such a good job.

“Therefore they should not complain. They just should do their job. We have a good package together with the car, fantastic drivers and a fantastic power unit from Honda. That’s the reason why we are competitive.”