@AlphaTauriF1 reveal striking 2020 AT01 after #ToroRosso rebrand. #F1

Toro Rosso’s name change to Scuderia AlphaTauri for the 2020 season sees the outfit bring a striking new livery to it’s new contender, the AT01, which was unveiled at Red Bull’s Hangar-7 in Salzburg, Austria.

The Faenza-based outfit’s new colours were unleashed in a glitzy, glamorous, fashion show ceremony, hosted by David Coulthard – were revealed by AlphaTauri drivers Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat, with both in attention-drawing team-wear.

Meanwhile, the Honda-powered AlphaTauri AT01 will have it’s first run at San Marino’s Misano circuit, with Kvyat set to be the first to pilot his new office.

The 2020 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season will see AlphaTauri look to build on the successes from last season, which was Toro Rosso’s most amazing achievement to date, with both Gasly and Kvyat scoring podiums for the outfit, in Brazil and Germany respectively – the most times a Toro Rosso driver has appeared more than once on the podium in a season.

The team ended up finishing sixth in the World Constructor’s Championship classifications and equaled their best finish since the 2008 campaign.

“It’s a big thing going on here tonight,” explained Kvyat at the launch of his new challenger. “New name for the team, new livery. Of course technically, the team is going to continue the evolution from last year. I would say it was a strong year in terms of the team’s performance last year.

 

“Obviously the highlight was the podium for me in Germany and other strong races, so we just want to continue in this way for this year as well. There’s a lot of hard work behind the scenes and we’re hopeful for a good year.” Kvyat concluded

AlphaTauri continue to benefit from having a close working partnership with sister-oufit Red Bull through the Red Bull Technology Synergy – while the Faenza squad who began as the beloved Minardi in 1985 – will also share the same Honda power-trains as Aston Martin Red Bull Racing.

“We finished the [2019] season really well with the podium in Brazil,” commented Gasly. “We had a good couple of races, so we need to keep the momentum. The team has a great energy, everybody is super motivated so we just need to get on track now.” Gasly concluded.

After the AlphaTauri AT01 takes to the track at Misano for it’s filming day, it will be put through it’s paces at the Circuit De Barcelona-Catalunya where Formula 1’s pre-season testing begins on Wednesday February 19.

You can read the full statement from Scuderia AlphaTauri-Honda F1 Team Principal Franz Tost at the link: https://www.scuderiaalphatauri.com/en/ft-we-are-hungry-for-more/

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