The internet reacts to "absolutely spanking" AlphaTauri AT01
F1 News
- Nicolás Quarles van Ufford
Last night, AlphaTauri presented its first challenger under the new team name, the AT01, with a completely new livery compared to predecessor Toro Rosso. Its white and navy blue colours impressed a lot of people online, and here are some of the best reactions!
First off, one of the AT01's drivers Pierre Gasly tweets about his new toy for the upcoming season.
New season, new colors!
— PIERRE GASLY (@PierreGASLY) February 14, 2020
Start of a new story with @AlphaTauriF1 ! pic.twitter.com/FtSTGhUmcs
Parody account Fake Ted Kravitz was quick to implement AlphaTauri's clothing brand into the car's design!
Technical Analysis:
— Fake Ted Kravitz (@_Ted_Kravitz) February 14, 2020
This is what the Alpha Tauri AT01 would look like if it was wearing a bright green/yellow Alpha Tauri coat.#F1 #AlphaTauri pic.twitter.com/XJASXAMbxI
F1 journalist Will Buxton drew a comparison with Star Wars and urged his followers to get creative.
Given Alpha Tauri’s 2020 challenger is named the AT-01, can a design whizz please mock up an AT-AT in that absolutely spanking new livery please and thank you. pic.twitter.com/0GprJze5lI
— Will Buxton (@wbuxtonofficial) February 15, 2020
Mercedes' twitter account tends to produce some of the best content on F1 Twitter and the admin was quick with a joke again after the AT01's presentation!
@AlphaTauriF1 See you copied us and added a bit of red to your livery. Unbelievable
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) February 14, 2020
Finally, here is another fan arguing AlphaTauri has the best livery on the 2020 grid as it stands, even better than Haas' VF20!
Haas: We’ve got the best livery
— Marl (@FormuIaUno) February 14, 2020
AlphaTauri: Hold my fashion show