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Deconstructing Daniel Ricciardo’s gap-year breakthrough

The ‘Honey Badger’ chose to bide his time as a reserve driver for the Red Bull-owned teams after McLaren terminated his contract in 2022. So what does he hope to achieve by accepting a seat at bottom-ranked AlphaTauri following Nyck de Vries’ sudden sacking?

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Vettel "has some ideas" about a future in F1

Vettel retired from racing in F1 at the end of the 2022 season having made his debut in 2007 with a one-off BMW outing in America before stepping in at Toro Rosso for the remainder of the year.

Autosport

Vettel: De Vries F1 sacking was “harsh” and “brutal”

Vettel drove for the Faenza-based team when it was known as Toro Rosso before moving to Red Bull and winning four world championships prior to leaving for Ferrari.

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Why Red Bull's patience wore even thinner with de Vries amid Ricciardo's rebuild

Any other team ejecting its rookie driver after less than half a season would have caused a serious stir in Formula 1.

Autosport

F1 driver mid-season swaps - Schumacher, De Vries, Verstappen and more

In the earlier days of the championship, it was not uncommon for the smaller teams to phase out drivers depending on the money they could bring, while larger teams were not above that either if a driver had been unable to live up to expectations.

Autosport

Tost: AlphaTauri won’t return to Toro Rosso name in F1 2024

The team has been branded as AlphaTauri – the clothing subsidiary of the Red Bull group - since the 2020 season.

Autosport

Tost: AlphaTauri won’t return to Toro Rosso name in F1 2024

The team has been branded as AlphaTauri – the clothing subsidiary of the Red Bull group - since the 2020 season.

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AlphaTauri name to disappear from F1 as Red Bull chief confirms sweeping changes

Red Bull bought the Minardi team and rebranded it as Toro Rosso from the 2006 season until 2020, when it was renamed Scuderia AlphaTauri to advertise the company's fashion label

Daily Mirror

Verstappen vs Senna - wins, poles, podiums and more stats compared

Max Verstappen can draw level with Ayrton Senna for wins in Canada this weekend, but how do their other stats compare? Find out here.

Autosport

Top-five finish for Peugeot at Le Mans would be like win, says Vergne

The former Toro Rosso driver insisted that a finish in the top five in the double-points round of the World Endurance Championship is a realistic target for the French manufacturer, even though it ended up slowest in qualifying of the five major car makers racing in the Hypercar class at…

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Peugeot top-five at Le Mans would be like win, says Vergne

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Tsunoda: AlphaTauri F1 staff have refocused after concern over potential team sale

Helmut Marko - the advisor to AlphaTauri team owner Red Bull - revealed earlier this week that, contrary to speculation, the Faenza team will not be sold but instead expand its UK presence.

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Tsunoda: AlphaTauri refocused after concern over potential F1 team sale

Helmut Marko - the advisor to AlphaTauri team owner Red Bull - revealed earlier this week that, contrary to speculation, the Faenza team will not be sold but instead expand its UK presence.

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Why race wins were not the highlight for departing AlphaTauri F1 boss

His stint in charge has been beaten among current bosses only by Christian Horner, who started at Red Bull a year earlier, and while the Italian outfit hasn't matched the sister team in terms of results, that was never the intention.

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Why Vasseur thinks Mekies exit won’t harm Ferrari

That was one of the obvious questions to emerge when the former’s planned move to Faenza was announced on Wednesday in the wake of rumours about his possible departure.

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Why Vasseur thinks Mekies F1 exit won’t harm Ferrari

That was one of the obvious questions to emerge when the former’s planned move to Faenza was announced on Wednesday in the wake of rumours about his possible departure.

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Christian Horner pokes fun at ex-Red Bull star after complaints over his treatment

Russian racer Daniil Kvyat recently complained about how he was axed by Red Bull in favour of Max Verstappen, accusing the team of being ungrateful for his efforts in tougher times

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Red Bull star rejected Ferrari move before career-defining Max Verstappen decision

Verstappen's call-up to Red Bull was a resounding success given his victory on debut and the dizzying heights the Dutchman has reached since, but it was a bitter blow for the man he replaced

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Lewis Hamilton may have "damaged" Max Verstappen's F1 career as George Russell has theory

Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate George Russell thinks his fellow Brit might have crushed Max Verstappen's spirit had they been paired with each other earlier on in the Dutchman's F1 career

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Max Verstappen favoured leaving Red Bull star feeling like he was "stabbed in the back"

Verstappen was promoted to Red Bull as a fresh-faced teenager and went on to repay that faith placed in him, but the man he replaced was left hurt by the decision

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Horner: Perez F1 form shows promoting Gasly, Albon so soon was "perhaps unfair"

Former Red Bull junior Gasly was promoted from Toro Rosso to Red Bull in 2019 after just one full season with the Faenza squad.

Autosport

AlphaTauri sale decision down to shareholders, says Marko

Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko says any decision about a future sale of its AlphaTauri Formula 1 team would be down to the company’s shareholders.

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Gasly: Mindset for Alpine is "completely different" to Red Bull F1 move

Pierre Gasly says he has a 'completely different' mindset for his Alpine Formula 1 move thanks to lessons taken from his failed stint at Red Bull in 2019.

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Ex-Red Bull engineer highlights area Max Verstappen can still improve

Two-time world champion Max Verstappen has won a record 14 races this season alone, but an ex-Red Bull engineer believes the Dutch driver can still improve inside and out of the car

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Red Bull Formula One owner Dietrich Mateschitz dies at 78

Austrian billionaire Mateschitz was co-founder of energy drink company Red Bull, which says it sold nearly 10 billion cans of its caffeine and taurine-based drink in 172 countries worldwide last year.

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