Franz Tost is an old dog in Formula 1. It is not that he has lived a lifetime linked to competition, which is also that he has been the head of an F1 team since Red Bull trusted him to command Toro Rosso in 2006.
For this reason, no behavior takes the Austrian by surprise, who knows all the political games that surround the Great Circus. And political games is precisely what Tost thinks the teams are doing in reference to the engine freeze to be voted on this week.
Political games
The continuity of Honda in Formula 1 depends on the freeze, or rather, that Red Bull will be able to manage Honda engines once the manufacturer packs up at the end of the 2021 season, so Tost, whose team has the same unit of power, is very aware of movements.
Franz believes that the teams are playing the game. Many have been receptive when voting in favor of the freeze – although in the end it will depend on what your motorist asks you to vote – although Tost believes that it is nothing more than a trick so that the subject is not talked about and finally vote against the measure.
“They say they agree, but they are not and just want to buy time. It is a habitual game between the manufacturers that are above ”said Tost in words collected by Motorsport-Magazin pointing directly to his rivals.
Ferrari is the one who could be playing the game, because Mercedes, once the Maranello engines were controlled by the FIA, is in superiority over the rest, and although both Renault and Honda have cut ground, there is still no real equality or at least more like the V8 era.
To clear up any doubts, we will have to wait until Thursday, when all the new measures go to vote.
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