AlphaTauri name date for 2022 F1 car launch
The Faenza-based outfit has become the latest F1 team to confirm the date it will reveal its all-new challenger for the upcoming campaign.
AlphaTauri posted on social media that its AT03 - that will be driven by Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda - will be unveiled to the public next month.
Out of the five confirmed F1 car launches so far, AlphaTauri are set to be the third team to reveal their 2022 design, following Aston Martin and McLaren on February 10 and 11 respectively.
Ferrari will then launch its as-yet-unnamed 2022 challenger - internally known as ‘project 674’ - on February 17, the day before reigning world champions Mercedes take the wraps off its W13.
almost ready to enter a new era of Formula 1 mark your calendars, the AT03 is coming! https://t.co/AnGsP6d3Om pic.twitter.com/L2H1U9huya
— Scuderia AlphaTauri (@AlphaTauriF1) January 26, 2022
AlphaTauri will be looking to build on a strong 2021 campaign which saw it score its highest-ever points total with 142 points on its way to claiming sixth place in the constructors’ championship.
Gasly took the team’s best result with a brilliant third-place finish in Baku as the Frenchman secured a top-10 finish in the drivers’ standings.
After enduring a mixed rookie season in which he ended the year 14th in the championship, Tsunoda will embark on his sophomore F1 season.
AlphaTauri has already started preparations for the 2022 season by conducting a private test for its drivers this week at Imola, with both Gasly and Tsunoda getting track time behind the wheel of the 2020 AT01 car.
The first of two three-day pre-season tests takes place between February 23-25 at the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya in Spain.
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