Formula 1 teams approve Toro Rosso name change to Alpha Tauri

17 October 2019 - 08:32
By Reuters
Daniil Kvyat driving the (26) Scuderia Toro Rosso STR14 Honda during the F1 Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka Circuit on October 13 2019.
Image: Mark Thompson/Getty Images Daniil Kvyat driving the (26) Scuderia Toro Rosso STR14 Honda during the F1 Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka Circuit on October 13 2019.

Formula One teams have agreed to let Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso compete under the new name of Alpha Tauri from next season after an e-mail vote, sources said on Wednesday.

There was no official word from Italy-based Toro Rosso or the FIA.

Alpha Tauri is a fashion brand owned by the Austrian energy drink company.

Scuderia Toro Rosso, the Italian translation of “Red Bull Team”, raced as Minardi before the change of ownership at the end of 2005.

They won the Italian Grand Prix from pole position at Monza with Sebastian Vettel in 2008, a rare occasion of a Ferrari-powered team beating the works outfit. Toro Rosso now use Honda engines.


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