The Red Bull-owned team will use the same branded Red Bull powertrains, which is a Honda rebranded engine.
FAENZA, Italy—In today’s video launch, Alpha Tauri revealed its AT03 just a week before the first 2022 Formula One season test.
Team Principal Franz Tost: I am excited to finally reveal what our 2022 Formula One car will look like. It is a completely new era for F1 and we hope that this package will be very strong, following last year’s success. I think we’ve managed to deliver something very special.
Like some other teams have done, Alpha Tauri won’t reveal the whole package quite yet. Technical Director Jody Egginton elaborated: “I am quite sure there is plenty of scope for teams to come up with innovative aero solutions but, at the same time, I expect that the hidden details of aero development will be a significant contributor to what teams are able to achieve from the aero regulations.”
Egginton went on to say that the areas of synergy [with Red Bull] are at the rear end — gearbox, hydraulics, rear suspension — “which is pretty similar arrangement to what we have had in the past,” he explained. “The difference is that, because of the regulation change, both teams will be running the same specification of parts in 2022, whereas before, we ran parts to a year-old design from Red Bull.”
Returning this season are Pierre Gasly and his Japanese teammate, Yuki Tsunoda, who got off to a great start at the beginning of his rookie season, then experienced difficulties. But finished with well-deserved points. Despite not winning a race, Gasly was the more consistent performer. If he continues to improve, the Frenchman might find himself back on the senior Red Bull team or perhaps somewhere else.
The sixth-place finisher in the 2021 Constructor’s Championship, Alpha Tauri’s 2022 goal is to parlay car improvements by getting off to a good start when the F1 season opens in Bahrain on March 20.
