2023-06-24 23:26:09
Published：2023/6/25 08:26
Helmut Marko, a motorsport adviser to Red Bull, and former German Touring Car Championship (DTM) boss Gerhard Berger touched on the success of Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson, and Scuderia AlphaTauri’s F1 survival. emphasized significance.
Alpha Tauri was temporarily considered for sale to a third party due to the low return on investment and the lack of synergy with senior team Red Bull. This was in response to the death of founder Dietrich Mateschitz and the appointment of Oliver Mintzlaff as CEO of Corporate Projects and New Investments.
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Red Bull Beverages CEO Franz Vatzlawick and Corporate Projects & New Investments CEO Oliver Mintzlaff, Formula 1 Saudi Grand Prix March 18, 2023
Despite talks of a sale, AlphaTauri sits at the bottom of the Constructors’ Championship after the first eight races of 2023, failing to meet the standards demanded by management.
“We are not happy with AlphaTauri’s current performance, nor are they themselves,” Marko said in an interview with Germany’s F1 Insider. to take the next step,” he explained, explaining that the team in Faenza, Italy, is still required to play a role as a young incubator.
“This has worked well in the past, and the example of Yuki Tsunoda shows that it still works, even though he’s only scored a few points.”
Looking at the span of the opening eight races, Yuki Tsunoda is content with the lowest points in the past three years in F1 and is sluggish at 17th in the drivers’ ranking, but all races except the previous round in Canada Continuing to show outstanding consistency in the midfield of the big battle, such as competing for 10th place in .
“I hope AlphaTauri can improve this year,” Marko continued.
“And in the future we plan to expand our cooperation with Red Bull Racing so that we can use more resources efficiently, within the limits allowed by the regulations, of course. Some will go to England.”
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Hiroki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) responding to questions from the press after the session, F1 Spain GP on June 2, 2023
It can be seen from Liam Lawson’s success that the young development program called Red Bull Junior Team is still functioning smoothly. Lawson, who will be participating in this season’s Super Formula from TEAM MUGEN, has finished the opening five races, won two, and finished 2nd in the ranking, following the path of success that Pierre Gasly once followed.
Former F1 driver Gerhard Berger, who was co-owner of the Faenza team during the Toro Rosso era, said of the 21-year-old New Zealander, “He’s doing a great job in the acclaimed Japanese Super Formula. ‘ points out.
“I first noticed him two years ago when he raced in the DTM for Red Bull-sponsored Ferrari. He was team-mate at the time, Alex, who now races for Williams in F1. He was faster than Albon.”
“He will be the next driver from the Red Bull driver pool to see in F1, but without a junior team it will be difficult.”
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Liam Lawson (TEAM MUGEN) won the opening round of the All Japan Super Formula Championship held at Fuji Speedway on April 8-10, 2023.
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