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BREAKING: AlphaTauri unveils AT02 for 2021 F1 season!

19 February 2021 at 08:00
Last update 19 February 2021 at 08:05
  • Matt Gretton
  • Editor-in-Chief

AlphaTauri has revealed their F1 car for the 2021 season. The AT02 is a clear upgrade of the AT01 and just like with McLaren on Monday, the rule changes from 2021 are clearly reflected on the car. Pierre Gasly and rookie Yuki Tsunoda have plenty to look forward to for next year.

Franz Tost's team had a solid year in 2020, with a phenomenal victory at the Italian Grand Prix. With Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat there were good points, but Kvyat wasn't strong enough for a new contract. Tsunoda got his seat and the junior of Red Bull Racing will drive for the Italian team.

Less cooperation with Red Bull Racing

Scuderia AlphaTauri will therefore work with Tsunoda and Gasly to look for an improvement in the results compared to 2020. After Abu Dhabi, it turned out that they had things reasonably in order, but improvements needed as the competition in the midfield heats up. They have skipped free upgrades from Red Bull Racing to focus on their own weaknesses. With that, the Italians hope for a big leap in development.

On the circuits with many fast corners, AlphaTauri still did reasonably well, but with more corners in a circuit, the AT01 still had a lot of trouble. The focus was on that and by 2021 they hope that these problems will be largely resolved. We will see whether AlphaTauri has made progress during the winter tests in Bahrain!