A former Toro Rosso driver said it was internal politics at Red Bull that cost him his seat. RedBull F1
Vitantonio ‘Tonio’ Liuzzi became a Formula 1 driver with Red Bull in 2005 with the newly-revamped Jaguar team running Christian Klien for the first three races, and Liuzzi stepping in for the next four rounds.
“He [Mateschitz] told me: ‘Don’t worry, we really believe you can be our future, and we don’t want to stop your growth, so just wait one more year, and next year you’re going to have a full car for a full season’.”Red Bull duly increased their F1 participation in 2006, purchasing the former Minardi outfit and moving into the factory at Faenza to begin life as Toro Rosso. Mateschitz held his promise and signed Liuzzi on for 2006, with the Italian driving for the next two seasons.
“There was [Gerhard] Berger, [Niki] Lauda – not only them, but seven, eight people consulting Mateschitz, so it was not an easy period – there were a lot of politics in the team in 2006, 2007. “Maybe I also regret that I should have been more political because I’ve always been a straightforward person,” he said.
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