Formula 1 team Toro Rosso set for a name change after 15 years

After 15 years on  Formula 1 circuit, Scuderia Toro Rosso will w be called Scuderia Alpha Tauri. F1 commission has approved ir request for a name change. Toro Rosso has been on racing grid since 2006 after Red Bull,  top energy drink brand acquired it in order to place some of its best junior racers. It was revealed last month that brand was looking to rebrand its junior team.

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E-vote saga

According to reports, renaming of team was approved via an e-vote that took place soon after Russian Grand Prix. team will be kwn as Alpha Tauri, after Red Bull's fashion brand and one of stars in Taurus constellation, from next season. Enthusiasts ticed that renaming of teams without a change in ownership is very uncommon in Formula One circuit.

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While teams tweak ir official names all time to dete sponsors, very rarely do y change names completely without a change in ownership. In 2019, Swiss team Sauber took its title sponsorship to an unprecedented level by rebranding itself Alpha Romeo Racing as an ode to Italian manufacturer. However, operations behind team continue to be entirely Swiss.
In 2018, Force India transformed to Racing Point after team was put into ministration during Hungarian Grand Prix and was taken over by a consortium heed by Canian billionaire Lawrence Stroll.

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