Scuderia AlphaTauri

Scuderia AlphaTauri, or simply AlphaTauri, and competing as Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda, is an Italian Formula One racing team and constructor. It is one of two Formula One teams owned by Austrian beverage company Red Bull, the other being Red Bull Racing. The team is set to make its racing début in the 2020 Formula One World Championship as a result of the rebranding from "Toro Rosso" to "AlphaTauri" in order to promote the AlphaTauri fashion brand.[5] According to Franz Tost and Helmut Marko, Scuderia AlphaTauri is no longer the junior team but the sister team to Red Bull Racing.[6]

AlphaTauri-Honda
Full nameScuderia AlphaTauri Honda
BaseFaenza, Italy
Team principal(s)Helmut Marko
(Advisor to Red Bull GmbH)
Franz Tost
(Team Principal)
Team ManagerGraham Watson
Technical directorJody Egginton[1]
Founder(s)Dietrich Mateschitz
Websitescuderiaalphatauri.com
Previous nameScuderia Toro Rosso
2020 Formula One World Championship
Race drivers10. Pierre Gasly[2]
26. Daniil Kvyat[2]
Test drivers Sérgio Sette Câmara[3]
ChassisAT01
EngineHonda RA620H[4]
TyresPirelli
Formula One World Championship career
Races entered0
EnginesHonda
Constructors'
Championships		0
Drivers'
Championships		0
Race victories0
Podiums0
Points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0

Origins
See also: Scuderia Toro Rosso

In September 2019, Toro Rosso announced the application to change their naming rights for the 2020 championship. It was announced on 1 December 2019 that the team nominated "AlphaTauri" as their new moniker to promote parent company Red Bull's fashion label of the same name by purchasing Toro Rosso's naming rights and thus will become Scuderia AlphaTauri whilst retiring the Scuderia Toro Rosso moniker after fourteen years.[7]

Racing history

2020
Further information: 2020 Formula One World Championship and AlphaTauri AT01

AlphaTauri will have Daniil Kvyat and Pierre Gasly drive for them in their début season.[2] The team will remain with the Honda engine, being the team's engine partner since the 2018 season.[4] Sérgio Sette Câmara was signed the team's test driver.[3]

References
  1. "Discover The Scuderia AlphaTauri Managers!". Scuderia AlphaTauri. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. "Toro Rosso to stick with Kvyat and Gasly in 2020". F1. Formula One World Championship. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. Khorounzhiy, Valentin (9 March 2020). "Ex-McLaren F1 Reserve returns to Red Bull fold in Test Driver role". autosport.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  4. Straw, Edd. "Toro Rosso announces 'multi-year' deal for Honda F1 engine supply". Autosport. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  5. "Toro Rosso's name change to AlphaTauri confirmed in provisional 2020 entry list". F1. Formula One World Championship. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  6. Delaney, Michael (16 February 2020). "Marko upgrades AlphaTauri from junior to sister bull team". F1i.com. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  7. Coch, Mat (29 September 2019). "Toro Rosso to be renamed AlphaTauri for 2020". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
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