Tost: "We cannot wait until November because then we don't get a gearbox"

AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has revealed his side will receive the parts and plans for the 2021 gearbox from Red Bull Technologies in September at the latest, adding they cannot wait until the end of the year.

Despite the name change, AlphaTauri are every bit as close to Aston Martin Red Bull Racing as before, if not closer. The AT01 has a lot of similarities to Red Bull's 2019 challenger, the RB15 as the junior team continue to push following their sixth-placed finish last campaign.

With the big shake-up in regulations for the 2021 season, a lot of parts on each car will have to be redesigned, deeming older specs obsolete, and AlphaTauri too will need a lot of brand-new components for the AT02 from Red Bull, including the gearbox.

"We will not wait or we cannot wait until November-December because then we don't get a gearbox," Tost was quoted by Motorsport.com.

"It will be decided in August-September whether Red Bull decides, 'Okay this is the gearbox we run’, or whether they are still in the wind tunnel. We will get the parts which are ready with the design in September."

After acknowledging Red Bull can still continue tweaking its gearbox design for its own challenger after giving AlphaTauri the hardware in the summer, Tost also mentioned the other components which will come to Faenza from the Red Bull factory.

“We will get also next year the front suspension, rear suspension, the gearbox and the hydraulics."