Franz Tost believes F1 teams should still be able to run a ‘customer car’ acquired from active competitors.<\/p>\n
Since the Faenza based team was sold by Minardi in 2005, and until last year, Toro Rosso raced a chassis based on the car fielded by sister team Red Bull Racing.<\/p>\n
But in 2010, due to a rule clarification, the team had to build up its Italian base and staff in order to design and construct its own car, the current Ferrari-powered STR5.<\/p>\n
“Nevertheless, I am of the opinion that this rule is wrong,” team boss Tost is quoted in the latest edition of Auto Bild Motorsport.<\/p>\n
“With an intensive collaboration between two teams, you could cut the budget in half,” adding that the lower half of the grid would also be more competitive.<\/p>\n
However, Tost is also happy with the current situation, with Red Bull owning and operating two separate teams.<\/p>\n
“It works perfectly: Red Bull going for the world championship, and Toro Rosso working with the next generation.<\/p>\n
“Our current drivers Sebastien Buemi and Jamie Alguersuari are on the right track and have great futures,” added the Austrian.<\/p>\n
Tost also thinks team owner Dietrich Mateschitz is happy.<\/p>\n
“At the moment I don’t see any signs of a sale.\u00a0 In the (finance company) Money Service Group from Liechtenstein we also have our first own sponsor,” he said.<\/p>\n
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