This Monday, February 14, AlphaTauri presented its new single-seater for the 2022 Formula 1 season through an online event, a fairly continuous car in terms of decoration compared to its predecessors since the team left behind the historic stage of Toro Rosso .
Direct comparison between the 2022 AlphaTauri AT03 and the 2021 AT01
At 12:00 in Spain and quite briefly and directly, AlphaTauri presented its new AT03, the first single-seater of the Faenza team under the restrictions of the new 2022 regulations, one of the biggest technical changes of the maximum motorsport category throughout its history.
The structure, which is strongly linked to Red Bull Racing, bets again on navy blue and white, a combination that they have used since the 2020 season, the year in which Toro Rosso was renamed AlphaTauri , thus giving the brand publicity. of company clothing.
Comparing both cars, the differences are obvious. The new technical regulations are very different compared to those of 2021, so the lines of the car and the tires, among many other things, show the great work that the teams have had to do to build all the cars from scratch and without no reference.
At first glance, one of the most noticeable changes is the goodbye of Honda , although it should be noted that like its older brother, Red Bull, on the rear side of the single-seater you can still read ” HRC ” in honor of the Japanese motorcyclist who although not in the same way as until 2021, he will continue to be involved in the power units of the AlphaTauri team.
One of the few things that hasn’t changed compared to the previous season is the pair of team drivers, since Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda will once again be in charge of guiding AlphaTauri on the track, although this time the challenge will be much more complicated with an AT03 with which they will kick off a new era in F1.
