Franz Tost: “I don’t think I’m hard on drivers – but I expect to see results”

F1 Beyond The Grid

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🗓️ 6 November 2019

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Putting aside Frank Williams, who is no longer in the active role at Williams he once was, Franz Tost is the second longest-serving team boss in the pit lane, behind only Red Bull counterpart Christian Horner. In his 14 years at the helm of Toro Rosso, Tost has overseen the team’s maiden pole and victory, nurtured talents like Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo, and helped rehabilitate the careers of those moving the other way in the Red Bull pyramid.

On this week’s show, Tom sits down with the affable Austrian to discuss all of the above, plus his early years in F1 with Ralf Schumacher, his involvement with BMW during the Williams years, his famous altercation with Scott Speed, and even his own racing days…

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0:00.0	Childhood should be fun. Don't let bed wetting spoil that.
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0:29.0	I am Franz Dorst, the principal of Skodriator Rosso, and you are listening to me beyond the grid.
0:40.0	Hi everyone, Tom Clarkson here and welcome to Beyond the Grid presented by the new Bose noise-canceling headphones 700.
0:48.0	Now with Frank Williams no longer playing an active role at Williams F1, my guess this week is believe it or not.
0:55.0	The second longest serving team principal in the pit lane.
0:58.0	He got the nod from Dietrich Metashitz to lead Dorosso back in 2006.
1:03.0	Since when, he's overseen the team's transformation from Bitt Park player to Bonafide Formula 1 constructor.
1:10.0	I'm talking of course about Franz Toss.
1:14.0	Franz has been with Torosso for 14 years, but his first contact with F1 came earlier, first with Ralph Schumacher, and then with BMW when they were engine partners with Williams.
1:24.0	And like so many Austrians involved in motorsport, it was a fascination with 1970 World Champion Jokun Rint that got him interested in the first place.
1:33.0	When I first suggested that we sit down and do this podcast, Franz was surprised that people would be interested in his story.
1:40.0	But as you're about to find out, his career has been a fascinating ride with many unexpected twists and turns.
1:47.0	He raced against Stefan Beloff for goodness sake and I bet you didn't know that.
1:51.0	Our conversation meandered effortlessly from one topic to another, including that famous Sebastian Vettelwin at Monzer in 2008 on Torosso's Day of Days,
2:01.0	to Franz's management approach with Red Bull's younger drivers. I hope you enjoy.
2:07.0	Well friends, thank you for coming on the show, it's lovely to have you on.
2:12.0	Now you are the second longest serving team principal in the pit lane. When I say that, does that surprise you?
2:20.0	Not so much, because when I look around, there are many people who might know since long and they're also still in here and regarding the team principles.
2:32.0	I'm not aware that I'm the second longest working team principal in Formula One.
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