As part of a shake-up at AlphaTauri agreed by its energy drinks owners earlier this year, the squad has been pushed to forge closer ties with Red Bull in a bid to lift its competitive fortunes under a new identity.
This shift in stance will manifest itself in eventually having more aero staff based in the UK at a new facility that is being lined up, as well as taking more customer parts off sister team Red Bull for its 2024 challenger.
The increased synergy with Red Bull prompted suggestions earlier in the year that the door was open for the squad to effectively run a clone RB19 customer car.
However, technical director Jody Egginton has played down talk of going that far as he said that the number of parts that the squad would take from Red Bull would not be much different to what it has done in the past.
“Since we started synergy in 2019, the parts we've selected off the menu have been different, and for next year will be slightly different again,” he said.
“Relative to this year, a bit more. Relative to a couple of the previous years, probably about the same.
“At the end of the day, there's a notional value consideration for customer teams. So, when you start purchasing parts from supplying teams, you've got to keep an eye on the budget. But we'll maximise what's available to us as we try to do as much as we can.”
Source: Autosport