Formula 1 | AlphaTauri reveals new livery for 2023 season
The Hindu
"Last year, Yuki struggled with the car," AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost said in a press release to accompany the digital reveal of the AT04 car
AlphaTauri showed off their new Formula One car livery on Saturday with Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda left in no doubt what the Red Bull-owned team expects from him this season.
Tsunoda will be starting his third year with the Italy-based team, whose launch was held at New York's Lincoln Center during Fashion Week to promote the clothing brand of the energy drink company.
"Last year, Yuki struggled with the car," AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost said in a press release to accompany the digital reveal of the AT04 car.
"This year, as I expect we will have quite a competitive car, Yuki must always aim to be in Qualifying Three (the final phase) and finish the races in the points.
"He is a very highly-skilled driver and now has a lot of experience with two seasons in Formula One. For this reason, of course, he has to score many more points than he did last year."
Tsunoda scored 12 points from 22 races, while French team mate Pierre Gasly bagged 23.
In 2021 Tsunoda scored 32 points to Gasly's 110.
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