P9 in the standings and a shadow of their 2021 form, it was a frustrating 2022 campaign for AlphaTauri. F1
Rarely do the numbers tell the full story but in AlphaTauri’s case, they certainly paint a picture.
Even their early form going into 2022 suggested the trend would continue upwards. Gasly may have retired in Bahrain, a fate both Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez also suffered as the Red Bull power unit worked through some teething problems, but Tsunoda earned a P8. Despite being a sister team to Red Bull, AlphaTauri’s AT03 was proving to be nothing like the RB18. As of April, the drivers began to hint that not all was well with the car’s performance.
The Frenchman insisted in August that the team had not thrown in the towel following the summer break but eight points in the final 14 races and one in the last five suggests something different. A move for Colton Herta was rebuked by the FIA before a dream debut for Nyck de Vries placed him on F1 and AlphaTauri’s radar. Soon the deal was done, allowing Gasly to make the move to Alpine and join fellow Frenchman Esteban Ocon but from the time of Vettel’s announcement to Gasly’s signing was 72 days, an awfully long period for a driver to have his head turned.
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