Alpha Tauri says it wants to make more of its own Formula 1 car components rather than simply taking as much as possible from Red Bull. The current rules allow teams to buy certain ‘customer’ parts from other teams, which Red Bull-owned Alpha Tauri has traditionally exploited to the full. However, Alpha Tauri’s chief engineer Jonathan Eddolls says there is another reason why the Faenza based team is now looking into making more of its own parts. Teams that buy components, however, like to know in advance precisely what they are buying – which makes last-minute developments much more difficult.

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