How "only tough" Tost's public lack of trust could hurt AlphaTauri

By:

Jake Boxall-Legge

Mar 22, 2023, 1:39 PM

OPINION: AlphaTauri has endured a difficult start to 2023, and team principal Franz Tost heaped on the misery as he publicly admitted he no longer trusts his engineers. For a team short on confidence, Tost's open criticism could cause those in the Italian squad further pain...

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Last week Mercedes' public note of apology was the focus of a column, as the team elected to fall on its sword upon discovery its W14 did not meet expectations. One stands by the notion that it was a little over the top, although the humility was certainly appreciated.

Amid the succeeding grand prix’s media sessions in Saudi Arabia, another team that has been disappointed with its results conveyed the opposite message. Rather than opting for a united front of self-criticism and public assurance that the team was working together on its ills, the team’s figurehead instead elected to throw everyone under the bus.

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Jake Boxall-Legge F1 Writer

Jake studied engineering at university, as his original ambition was to design racing cars. He was bad at that, and thus decided to write about them instead with an equally limited skillset. The above article is a demonstration of that. In his spare time, Jake enjoys people, places, and things.