The name change of Toro Rosso to Alpha Tauri now stands confirmed by the FIA from the 2020 F1 season as per the provisional entry list.
From the mid-season onward, there were reports of a name change at Toro Rosso with parent company Red Bull wanting to rename it as ‘Alpha Tauri’, which is the fashion brand founded by the energy drinks company in 2016, based in Austria.
It was more or less confirmed to take place but the official confirmation was awaited until Saturday of Abu Dhabi GP when the FIA released the provisional entry list for the 2020 F1 season, which eventually made the name change official.
The team is listed as ‘Scuderia Alpha Tauri Honda’ in the provisional entry list, with the chassis name to be ‘Alpha Tauri’. It remains to be seen if they carry on with the abbreviation of ‘STR’, with the current season’s car being termed as ‘STR14’.
They team name will not feature ‘Red Bull’ as well. Further details is likely to be revealed by the team going forward. Even the Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat are confirmed to race in 2020, the entry list carries a ‘TBC’ beside the team name.
There is a ‘TBC’ for Williams as well with Nicholas Latifi not yet featuring on the entry list alongside George Russell. There is no other big change with Ferrari continuing with ‘Mission Winnow’ in their name and Haas not carrying ‘Rich Energy’ as known.
The provisional entry list as per the FIA for F1 2020:
|
Car N° |
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 Jr |
MCLAREN RACING LIMITED |
MCLAREN F1 TEAM |
MCLAREN |
RENAULT |
|
4 |
Lando NORRIS |
MCLAREN RACING LIMITED |
MCLAREN F1 TEAM |
MCLAREN |
RENAULT |
|
11 |
Sergio PEREZ MENDOZA |
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 RÄIKKÖNEN |
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 |