But, this year for the first time in 18, Tost knows he will not ꦍhave a Formula 1 team to run anymore.

🌼The 67 year old is stepping back from his role at AlphaTauri, which officially ends on January 1, 20♔24.

It should create more time on Christmas Day to enjoy himself - but, the F1 veteran ex🍷plains that his usual routine has little time for festivities.

Tost usually begins the 𒆙day with a run of at least 5km.

Rather than a traditional turkey lunch, he usuallyꦇ then heads into the🔥 office.

A year ago, Tost was working on a sponsorship contract💯 until 4.30pm, he told .

But his job is now in its final days before Laurent Mekies take🦄s over.

“I have no idea what I’ll🐭 do,” Tost says about Christmas Day. 

“I don’t care so much about Christmas. 

For sure I won’t be in front of a tree sin♔ging! I can only tell you 𝔍what I won’t do. 

“For me, it’s a normal day.”

Tost’s 1🤡8 years at the helm of AlphaTauri (formerly Toro Rosso) have span 350 grands prix, which incl🌼ude two wins.

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

“Th☂e target was to finish fifth in the constructors’ championship an꧅d we didn’t achieve this goal.

“Ther❀efore there is no reason to be happy or proud. 

“I’m upset we didn’t achieve this goal. I☂’m thinking to myself, ‘why you𒁏 were too stupid to do this?’ 

“Formula 1 is very fair. Either you can do it –💫 or you’re not𝔍 clever enough.”

But Tost can admit: “Of co🎉urse I will miss the peo♓ple. 

“We have 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 also miss F1, the F1 atmosphere. F1 is a speci🌜al family. 

“I was always looking forward to the different races, as every track has its own characteristic. T⛦hese are all challenges that make life 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 aeroplane or race 🌼track. 

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

“I have already o🀅ther things in mind. The workload will nﷺot go down.

“With pr🍨o𓂃jects I have in 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 haꦏve some i🦩deas 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, ot🔯her race🌠s as well.”