Franz Tost has downplayed speculation that Red Bull is preparing to announce a Formula 1 partnership with Ford.
The fact that both Red Bull and its sister team AlphaTauri, run by Austrian Tost, intend to launch in New York early next month is believed by some to be a sign that the deal with the American automaker is underway. .
“It’s fashion week there,” Tost told Sport1. “That’s why we go there.”
‘AlphaTauri’ is also the fashion brand of the energy drink company.
Tost said he is determined that the Faenza team he manages will have a better season this year than in 2022, which is why he even went to work on his recent 67th birthday.
“As usual, I was at the office at 7 and got home sometime after dark,” she revealed.
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Germany is gone
He was also asked about reports describing Germany’s astonishing disappearance from prominence in F1 to the current situation where the races won’t even be able to be seen on broadcast television this year.
“People need heroes,” said the Austrian, “and they need them made of flesh and blood, not metal.”
Returning Nico Hulkenberg is the only German driver on the 2023 grid, with fresh-faced star Mick Schumacher losing his seat in the race.
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“In the past, you wanted to see Michael Schumacher win, not the engine or the Mercedes car,” Tost said. “Another example is Boris Becker, because, before him, interest in tennis was more reserved for the rich.
“That changed abruptly with the success of Boris and Steffi Graf. Suddenly, all the children wanted to play tennis.”
Therefore, he says the 23-year-old Schumacher must turn his new Mercedes reserve role into a return to a racing seat.
“The general public only really notices you if you’re constantly focused. And you only do that as a driver,” Tost said.
“That’s why it’s important that Mick finds his way back to the grid as quickly as possible. It’s not impossible, but it won’t be easy either.”
Source: news.google.com