AlphaTauri will release the livery of their 2023 Formula 1 car, the AT04, in an event held in New York, emulating sister team Red Bull and becoming the fifth team to do so.
AlphaTauri dropped to a lowly ninth position in the 2022 F1 Constructors’ Championship, after finishing sixth in 2021, their start to the new era of “ground effect” F1 a rocky one.
The team would be definitely looking to improve and use the lessons learned from their 2022 campaign and build on their recent difficulties to climb their way back up to the front of the F1 midfield.
The team lost Pierre Gasly to Alpine at the end of 2022, but have replaced him with a promising prospect in the form of Dutchman Nyck de Vries.
De Vries made a compelling audition last year at the Italian Grand Prix when he replaced Alex Albon – who had to go into surgery for appendicitis – and scored points in the Williams.
Alongside De Vries, Yuki Tsunoda will start his third season in F1 and AlphaTauri and all eyes will be set on the only Japanese driver on the grid whose performances up to now have been erratic to say the least, not reflecting the great talent everyone believes he has.
However, AlphaTauri are still keeping the faith in Tsunoda, so will he finally repay them for the patience and trust they have put in him? And how will the team dynamics between Tsunoda and De Vries be? Who will beat the other?
who else is pumped for AT04 launch day?? ✌️ pic.twitter.com/P1xTmpsneJ
— Scuderia AlphaTauri (@AlphaTauriF1) February 11, 2023