Goodbye AlphaTauri, Silly Season Starts and a New F1 Team to Enters for 2026

On this week's News from the Nerds, Oli is joined by the trusty duo of Abby and Sam to discuss the numerous amounts of news ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix including:

AlphaTauri changes its name:
A quick piece to open the show is that AlphaTauri will no longer be called AlphaTauri from 2024 after some major changes will be made to the team.
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/alphatauri-is-no-more-by-2024-confirms-red-bull/

Austrian Grand Prix Preview:
This weekend is the Austrian Grand Prix and the second sprint weekend of the season with the new format. The trio talk about what to expect and their thoughts on whether this weekend's sprint will be level with Baku.

New team list for 2026 continues to grow:
Hitech Grand Prix announced that they have officially put in a bid to enter Formula One from 2026. The panel talk about the team's entry and whether they'll be likely to get one of the two available spots over their three competitors.
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/breaking-formula-2-team-hitech-gp-apply-to-join-the-2026-formula-1-grid/

Cost cap rears its head again:
The FIA have introduced a new technical directive to combat loopholes in the cost cap after two teams breached it in 2021. The trio dissect the new regulation and what it actually means.
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/are-red-bull-and-mercedes-breaking-the-rules-td45-explained/

Silly season continues:
Lots of news surrounding the future of drivers has emerged this week focusing on the likes of Yuki Tsunoda looking outside the Red Bull family, Daniel Ricciardo possibly making a return, Mick Schumacher to be praised by Mercedes and so much more. The panel dissect all there is to know about the beginning of silly season.
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/mick-schumacher-looking-to-be-back-on-the-grid-next-season-at-the-latest/

Is F1 growing the right way?
Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mcelhenney have invested in Alpine's F1 team whilst Liberty Media confirm they're looking at potentially buying Premier League football teams. The trio talk about the growth of F1 and what these new investments mean.
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/ryan-reynolds-and-rob-mcelhenney-set-to-take-part-ownership-of-alpine-f1/
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/f1-owners-ready-to-buy-all-premier-league-teams/
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