Toro Rosso’s change of names to Alpha Tauri for the 2020 F1 season has been confirmed.
RaceFans revealed in September the plan for Red Bull’s junior team to change its name from Toro Rosso, the Italian for ‘Red Bull’, to Alpha Tauri, the name of a Red Bull fashion label.The FIA has issued a provisional entry list for next year referring to the team as ‘Scuderia Alpha Tauri’.
2020 F1 entry list
As published by the FIA on 30th November 2019. It does not contain full details of all drivers confirmed for the 2020 F1 season, including Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat at the renamed Alpha Tauri and Nicholas Latifi at Williams.
| Car no. | Driver’s Name | Company Name | Team Name | Name of the Chassis | Name of the Engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited | Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team | Mercedes | Mercedes |
| 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited | Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team | Mercedes | Mercedes |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari Spa | Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari Spa | Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Limited | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing | Red Bull Racing | Honda |
| 23 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull Racing Limited | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing | Red Bull Racing | Honda |
| 31 | Esteban Ocon | Renault Sport Racing Limited | Renault F1 Team | R.S. 20 | R.E. 20 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault Sport Racing Limited | Renault F1 Team | R.S. 20 | R.E. 20 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas Formula LLC | Haas F1 Team | Haas | Ferrari |
| 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Formula LLC | Haas F1 Team | Haas | Ferrari |
| 55 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | McLaren Racing Limited | McLaren F1 Team | McLaren | Renault |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Racing Limited | McLaren F1 Team | McLaren | Renault |
| 11 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point UK Limited | Sportpesa Racing Point F1 Team | Racing Point | BWT Mercedes |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point UK Limited | Sportpesa Racing Point F1 Team | Racing Point | BWT Mercedes |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Sauber Motorsport AG | Alfa Romeo Racing | Alfa Romeo Racing | Ferrari |
| 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber Motorsport AG | Alfa Romeo Racing | Alfa Romeo Racing | Ferrari |
| TBC | Scuderia Alpha Tauri | Scuderia Alpha Tauri Honda | Alpha Tauri | Honda | |
| TBC | Scuderia Alpha Tauri | Scuderia Alpha Tauri Honda | Alpha Tauri | Honda | |
| 63 | George Russell | Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited | Rokit Williams Racing | Williams | Mercedes |
| TBC | Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited | Rokit Williams Racing | Williams | Mercedes |
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Chaitanya
30th November 2019, 13:10
What does that mean?
DAllein (@)
30th November 2019, 14:06
Alpha Bull… the one which is used for insemination of herd.
Chaitanya
30th November 2019, 14:15
Very interesting choice of name based on meaning.
IJW (@)
30th November 2019, 14:56
It’s the name of the main star in the consellation of the Bull (Taurus).
DaveW (@dmw)
30th November 2019, 19:33
I thought that is Alpha Centauri.
F1sauber (@f1sauber)
30th November 2019, 13:23
This is ridiculous, you have now two Alfa/Alpha??????? Come on!
BasCB (@bascb)
30th November 2019, 14:17
Especially with how likely it will be that these teams will be regularly fighting for the same spots on track right @f1sauber
Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
30th November 2019, 14:33
Don’t worry, I’ll still call them Toro Rosso, just like I still call the other team Sauber.
Problem solved, no Alfa/Alpha, no confusion.
GeeMac (@geemac)
2nd December 2019, 14:04
It’s not as bad as when we had Team Racing Renault and Lotus Renault GP…neither of which were really Team Lotus?
Duncan Snowden
30th November 2019, 14:04
Well, I’m sure that won’t cause any confusion.
DAllein (@)
30th November 2019, 14:12
Did you know that “Confusion” is the second name of “Formula 1”?
DAllein (@)
30th November 2019, 14:06
*facepalm*
Mashiat (@mashiat)
30th November 2019, 14:10
Fashion brand…yes…Red Bull clearly have not diversified enough from selling energy drinks.
Pedro Andrade
30th November 2019, 15:44
Can we all agree to just call them Minardi?
Adam (@rocketpanda)
30th November 2019, 18:21
I kinda like the name, though I expect confusion on commentating alongside the Alfa Romeos. They’ll probably end up being referred to just by the Tauri part of the name. Have to admit I checked out some of Alpha Tauri’s clothing. Pretty generic looking clothes – some reasonably nice, but incredibly expensive for what they are.
Wonder if they’ll change the livery? Shame if they in a way, I’ve rather liked the way the Toro Rosso’s look.
Kringle
30th November 2019, 18:31
Beta Rosso. Shurley shom mishtake?
Shimks (@shimks)
30th November 2019, 23:16
Some very basic information could have been included in the article.
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