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Horner: No ‘Pink Mercedes’ F1 risk in Red Bull/AlphaTauri collaboration
As part of a revamp, the AlphaTauri team will have a closer alliance with Red Bull Racing and will use more Red Bull parts from 2024. However, this alliance has raised concerns among rival teams who worry about potential advantages gained through shared development ideas. These teams have urged the FIA to closely monitor the situation to ensure fairness. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner insists that there is nothing unethical happening and that the relationship between Red Bull and AlphaTauri is completely different from the controversial “Pink Mercedes” situation involving Mercedes and Racing Point in 2020. Horner emphasizes that there are fundamental differences between the cars and points out that other teams, such as Aston Martin and McLaren, have closer similarities in concept than AlphaTauri. Ultimately, AlphaTauri’s performance will depend on the quality of its own team and how they utilize the tools and components supplied by Red Bull within the regulations.
