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19 February, 2021 AlphaTauri embark on their second year of existence, since morphing from Toro Rosso at the start of last year, with an exciting driver line-up with good prospects for the Formula 1 season ahead. In Pierre Gasly they have experience and a race winner in one car, with promising rookie Yuki Tsunoda in the other; they have Honda for another year before Red Bull takes the PU operation inhouse and Japanese manufacturer depart. Nevertheless, developments are heading in a positive direction. On the occasion of their 2021 launch, team principal Franz Tost looks ahead to the season wh...

The comment drew some wry comments on social media from those who recalled the team saying something similar last year.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says the energy drinks company are taking a “long-term view” with their new power unit project and are gearing up to be in a position to produce their own engine when new rules are introduced in 2025.

F1: Teams Agree To Engine Development Freeze & Sprint Races  All the teams have collectively agreed to an engine development freeze and have also been open to the idea of sprint races on Saturdays. 0  Views Highlights Domenicali has also pushed for the idea of sprint races The new F1 boss is set to bring a raft of changes to the sport Formula 1 teams have collectively agreed to an engine development freeze at the end of the 2021 season and have pushed ahead for the introduction of a new class of engine to 2025. They have also agreed to the proposed plan for Saturday sprint races. 

F1 Engine Freeze Approved for 2022 Photo: Honda A meeting of the Formula 1 Commission has led to the unanimous approval of an engine freeze. The FIA, engine manufacturers, and all 10 teams agreed to stop engine development from the start of the 2022 season, which will last until new power units are introduced in 2025. Red Bull Racing was the team to originally push for the F1 engine freeze. With Honda departing the sport after 2021, Red Bull hoped to take over the Honda engine project but only had the resources to build the existing units rather than continue developing upon them. The freeze ...