While Red Bull continues to be mysterious, in no way revealing the real shapes of their new car, the RB18, which will take to the track tomorrow for the first day of pre-season testing at the Barcelona circuit, the ‘little sister’ AlphaTauri he chose not to play hide and seek. No veils, no standardized forms: a few hours before the start of the Catalan day-1, the theme of Faenza has made public some shots of the filming day made in recent days in Misano. The baby girl AT03 in fact, he raced on the track dedicated to Marco Simoncelli, revealing his drawings in a much clearer way. Spectacular images depicting two drivers, Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda, engaged in driving on the wet asphalt.
The couple, very confirmed by team principal Franz Tost after the sixth place among the constructors won by the team in 2021 – best result ever for the team – also spoke of the first sensations experienced at the wheel of the new generation car. “The new car is really different and I have to say that the first driving sensation was quite good – explained the ‘captain’ of Faenza, Pierre Gasly – even if the track was wet and therefore slippery. I really hope this new generation of cars improves the battle phases, which is what makes racing exciting for all of us drivers. This is a brand new car, with a lot still to discover. We will start doing this now in Barcelona, where we will have a lot of work to do to maximize the six days of testing at our disposal before reaching the first race in Bahrain “.
Positive debut also for Yuki Tsunoda. The Japanese driver is looking for a bit of consistency after a rookie year characterized by many lows and few highs. “In a day of shooting, the kilometers that can be done by car are very limited – explained # 22 – but from what I have been able to see so far, I am positive about the AT03. Now I want to use the next few days of testing to build my confidence in this new car, learn as much as possible and provide the engineers with my best possible feedback so I am ready for the start of the season in Bahrain. “.
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