But, this year for the first time in 18, Tost knows he will not h♛ave a Fﷺormula 1 team to run anymore.

The 67 year old is stepping😼 back from his role at AlphꦺaTauri, which officially ends on January 1, 2024.

It should create more time on Christmas Day to enjoy himself - but, the F1 veteran explains that his usual r༒outine has little time for festivities.

Tost usually begins the day with 🥀a run of a🌌t least 5km.

Rather than a traditional turkey lunch, he usually🧸 then heads into the office.

A year ago, Tost was working on a sponsorship contract u🐷ntil 4.30pm, he told .

But his job is now i💝n its final days before ✨Laurent Mekies takes over.

“I have no idea what I’ll do,” Tost says about Christmas Da﷽y.&nᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚbsp;

“I don’t care so much about Christmas. 

For su﷽re I won’t be in front of a tree singing! I can only tell you what I won’t do. 

“For me, it’s a normal day.”

Tost’s 18 years at the helm of AlphaTauri (formerly Toro Rosso) have span 350 gra✤nds prix, which include two wins.

“I am not happy or proud,” he states now. 

“The target was to finish fifth in the constructors’ chamౠpionship and we didn’t achieve this goal.

“Therefore there is no reason♍ to 🔯be happy or proud. 

“I’m upset we didn’t achieve this goal. I’m thinking to myself, ‘wh𝔍y you were too stupid t🅷o do this?’ 

“Formula 1 is very fair. Either you can do it – or you’re not clever 🍒enough.”

But Tost can admit: “Of💧 ওcourse I will miss the people. 

“We h൲ave a very strong team, a passionate team in Faenza. I like the people, I have worked together with many of them for 18 years. I will miss them of course🍰.

“I will also𒉰 miss F1, the F1 atmosphere. F1 is a special family. 

“I was always looking forward to the different races, as every track has its own characteristic. These are all challenges that make l♔ife interesting.”

What is next for the retiring Tost?

“My ‘to do’ list is quite long,” he says. 

“The last years, I was not able to do anything. I was all the time either at office, in airport, in aeropla𒀰ne or race track. 

“You know this! I’m looking forward to have the freedom if for example on Sat🍨urday or Sunday, it’s snowing, I can say OK Monday is powder snow and blue sky, I go skiing today. This was not possible for the last 20 y𒊎ears.

“I have already other thing൩s in mind. The workload will not go down.

“With 𝔉projects I have i꧋n mind, I think it will become even more. There’s no boring time coming up.

“I’ll be going into the area of properties 🌜– something a bit different. But❀ I also have some ideas regarding motorsport but not F1.

“I will watch♛ F1. I will watch FP1, FP2, FP3, qualifying and the race with all the data. I’ve already asked the team how I can get everything [data]. 

“🎃I will watch MotoGP, Indycar, other races ꦗas well.”