Franz Tost
Franz Tost | |
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| Born | 20 January 1956 |
| Nationality |  Austria |
| Occupation | Former team principal in Formula One (2006–2023) |
Franz Tost (born 20 January 1956 in Trins, Austria) is a former racing driver and the former team principal of the Scuderia AlphaTauri Formula One team, a role he departed from at the end of the 2023 Formula One season.
Early life
Tost competed as a driver in
Formula One career
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In
In 2005 Tost was appointed as the team principal of Scuderia Toro Rosso which was the new name of former team Minardi after Red Bull acquired the team. Tost stated that he would aim for fifth place in the Constructors' Championship. He achieved his best results with the team in 2008, 2019 and 2021 landing in the sixth spot in each of these seasons.[2]
He retained the role of team principal when Toro Rosso were re-christened as
Tost is often described as hard-working and professional. He is straightforward and not shy of sharing his opinion.[5]
On 26 April 2023, it was announced that Tost would be departing from his role as Team Principal at the end of the 2023 season.[6] Tost had spent 18 years in the role.
Criticism
Following the 2007 European Grand Prix, at the Nürburgring in Germany, it was alleged that Tost assaulted driver Scott Speed over an incident on the track. After Tost later denied the incident, Speed went to the press describing the acrimonious situation at the team, stating that "after coming out and denying this stuff, it's just another very dishonest thing that Franz or Gerhard [Berger] have said in the media to damage me and Tonio (Vitantonio Liuzzi)". Speed also stated that he did not want to race for Tost and Berger again.[7]
References
- ^ "Franz Tost - Team Principal | SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO". Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "SPEEDWEEK Steckbrief Franz Tost". www.speedweek.com (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Franz Tost F1 Manager Toro Rosso". scuderiaalphatauri.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Every Formula 1 longest-serving team principal/boss/general manager reigns in Formula 1 history - F1technical.net". www.f1technical.net. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Franz Tost über Arbeitsbelastung: "Seid ihr komplett deppert?"". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Franz Tost out and Laurent Mekies in as part of major AlphaTauri changes". 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Speed: the situation worsens". Pitpass. 24 July 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2007.
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