Mercedes technical director Andrew Shovlin has admitted that he was surprised by how few options Nyck de Vries had for 2023, despite the fact he matched Williams’ best result of the season on his debut for the Grove-based team. There is no doubt that De Vries is very talented, with the 28-year-old having claimed the
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Pierre Gasly is a driver who’s experienced everything virtually in Formula 1 other than a world championship, with the Frenchman having been on an emotional rollercoaster since joining the pinnacle of motorsport in the closing rounds of 2017. Gasly made a strong start to his F1 career with Toro Rosso (known nowadays as AlphaTauri), to
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AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda is approaching his all-important third season in Formula 1, meaning it’s now or never for the Japanese driver to show off his potential. Team principal Franz Tost has long been a believer that a rookie needs three seasons to fully adjust to the pinnacle of motorsport, meaning Tsunoda could find himself
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AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda believes he’s now performing at a “completely different level” to what he was when he made his debut in 2021, with the Japanese driver having reached a pivotal moment in his Formula 1 career. Tsunoda has been warned by team principal Franz Tost that he must score consistent points in 2023
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With the upcoming 2023 season fast approaching, it appears that AlphaTauri have won a competition for having one of their cars spotted in the most random place possible. Morocco. An image of an AlphaTauri challenger was posted on Reddit, with the car in question having been seen on the back of a flatbed truck in
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AlphaTauri’s head of trackside engineering Jonathan Eddolls believes that Pierre Gasly will experience a “different” atmosphere at Alpine this year, with the Faenza-based team having always been not “too harsh” on the drivers. The Frenchman’s move to the Enstone-based outfit brought an end to his five-year stint at AlphaTauri, a period where he claimed the
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AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has admitted that Pierre Gasly may have found himself out of Formula 1 in 2024 had Red Bull not allowed him to join Alpine, with the team boss having praised the Austrians for making a “fair decision”. Gasly was a formidable part of the AlphaTauri team, with the French driver
MoreAlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has admitted that Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda “learned” to deal with his temper over the radio last season, with the young driver having seemingly become far too comfortable with swearing to his team. Tsunoda’s lack of control over his emotions was something that many identified as an area that was
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2023 rookie Nyck de Vries has been likened to 2016 Formula 1 World Champion Nico Rosberg, with the Dutchman’s former karting coaching having admitted that the AlphaTauri star’s “driving style” is “very similar” to the German. De Vries is, of course, preparing to make his full debut in 2023, with the Dutch driver having made
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Fans of Red Bull and/or Ford might find themselves feeling rather disappointed, with AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost having revealed that the Austrians are launching their 2023 car in New York not to announce a partnership with the American manufacturer, but for fashion week. It had been massively speculated that Red Bull’s 2023 launch would also see
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