AlphaTauri F1 staff have refocused after concern over potential team sale

Helmut Marko – the advisor to AlphaTauri team owner Red Bull – revealed earlier this week that, contrary to speculation, the Faenza team will not be sold but instead expand its UK presence.

Speaking to Autosport sister website Formel1.de, Marko explained that the team’s Italian base will remain the main hub of the operation but that the stature of its Bicester outpost, home to its aerodynamic department, will increase.

The Austrian said: “The decision has been made….