Franz Tost: A Leader Who Launched Champions | F1 Beyond A Grid Podcast

Franz Tost: AlphaTauri Boss Who Launched Verstappen + Vettel | F1 Beyond The Grid Podcast He’s the second longest-serving Team Principal in the 2023 Formula 1 paddock, but after 18 years in charge of AlphaTauri and Toro Rosso, Franz Tost is hanging up his pitwall headphones. Ahead of his final race in Abu Dhabi, Tost sits down with Tom Clarkson to talk about the highs and lows of leading the team from its inception. Hear about Franz’s sometimes challenging relationship with senior team Red Bull Racing, his team's sensational Grand Prix wins at Monza in 2008 and 2020, and how he helped launch the careers of multiple World Champions, Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen. Plus, the Austrian tells Tom which of the 17 drivers he’s worked with have impressed him the most and his five stages of development for rookies. 03:08 – End of an era 09:04 – How Franz became Team Principal 16:54 – Monza memories 34:14 – Launching Verstappen’s career 41:29 – Developing Sainz, Ricciardo + Gasly 55:48 – What next for Yuki and Lawson 01:00:58 – What Franz will miss about F1 For more F1® videos, visit https://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®:   / f1     / formula1     / f1     / formula1     / f1   #F1