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Daniel Ricciardo has credited Franz Tost with giving him crucial advice in his early F1 days.
Franz Tost was the boss of Toro Rosso in 2012 when Daniel Ricciardo joined as a young driver. They reunited last season at AlphaTauri, which revitalized Ricciardo’s career. Tost retired from F1 at the end of the year, and Ricciardo believes the sport will greatly miss him. Tost played a crucial role in developing Red Bull drivers like Ricciardo, Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel, and Pierre Gasly. Gasly, who won his only F1 grand prix under Tost’s leadership, acknowledges the significant impact Tost had on his career. Tost has now been replaced by Laurent Mekies from Ferrari as the new team principal of AlphaTauri.
