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Ex-Red Bull boss reveals race to decide Max Verstappen’s future
Franz Tost, the former boss of Red Bull’s junior Formula 1 team, recently unveiled the race that determined Max Verstappen’s future in Formula 1.
As the team principal of Toro Rosso (later AlphaTauri) for almost two decades, Tost played a crucial role in bringing the now four-time champion Verstappen into the Red Bull F1 family.
During Tost’s leadership from 2006 to 2023, the team, now Racing Bulls, groomed various successful drivers from the junior program who continue to race in Formula 1 today.
Verstappen, the most renowned talent from Red Bull’s junior ranks, secured his first full-time F1 contract with Toro Rosso before the 2015 season, debuting as the youngest ever driver in the Australian GP.
Now boasting four drivers’ titles, Verstappen has guided Red Bull to back-to-back constructors’ championships in 2022 and 2023, following his earlier success.
