Red Bull/Ferrari “hostage exchange” will not involve F1 senior personnel

Mekies has agreed to leave Ferrari and join AlphaTauri as its new team principal to replace Franz Tost, who is stepping down at the end of the year.

But no date has been set for Mekies’ arrival as he remains under a long-term contract to Ferrari, so his release needs to be agreed.

Tost himself said the matter would likely be one for Red Bull and Ferrari to resolve.

“First of all, it’s between Laurent and Fred [Vasseur],” said Tost about the process of sorting…