Changes the name on Alphatauri, the former Toro Rosso finished the season with one won race, but at the usual seventh place in the Cup of the designers - better outsiders, but behind the teams of the middle group, to the hit in Alphatauri so sought.
Racer Grand Prix Glasses Best Start Best Finish P. Gasley 17 10 75 4 1 D.Kvato 17 14 32 6 4 Toro Rosso / Alphatauri Grand Prix Glasses Best Start Best Finish 2020 17 7 107 4 1 2019 21 6 73 5 2 2018 21 9 33 5 4 2017 20 7 53 6 4 2016 21 7 63 5 6On a large-scale presentation of the team that changed the name in honor of the fashionable brand owned by the Red Bull - in the old traditions, with the event in the city center and the spectacular show, representing youth clothing, several times repeated that now Alphatauri is not a "subsidiary" team Red Bull Racing, and "Nursing", implying more equal status. And that after the sixth place in 2019 the new goal is the fifth place in the Cup of the Designers.
"I hope the year will be successful," said Franz toast in winter in an interview with F1news.ru. - Now we have all the terms. The aerodynamics department works efficiently. We will get a suspension that has been near Red Bull Racing in 2019, and Honda Motorists will surely make the next step. Plus we have two experienced riders. The team progresses, so I expect that the season will be successful. "
According to the number of points, the year has really been successful, despite the smaller number of races. But rivals also did not stand still. The backlog from the teams of the Middle Group turned out to be about the same as in 2019, when Toro Rosso was the sixth in the personal event, but now the team was just the seventh. The car was capricious, in the event of problems with the opponents, it allowed to fight for points, but due to the narrow working range it was often not too competitive to the distance.
"New Max Ferstappen" did not appear, there was no ready-made candidate in the youth program - and in the team made a bet on Pierre Gasley and Daniel Minky, so that someone alone remained at the end of the season - in the company to the Protege of Honda Yuki Tsonya, who had to earn Glasses for superlice in Formula 2.
Unlike other teams with a similar budget, in the conditions of coronacrisis, Alphatauri did not have any problems with financing, but there were difficulties associated with the location of the base in Italy - in the spring had to observe very strict limitations when the incidence was very high.
After stopping the season, Pierre Gasli went to self-insulation in Dubai, so as not to return to the sick Europe, and Daniel Knit is home to Monaco. And the time as if stopped. Only on June 1, the base was opened in Faenz, and the season started in July.
The most successful for Alphatauri was the home race in Monza, where the confluence of the circumstances, the Hamilton penalty and the sint's indecision helped Pierre Gasli to win the first - and quite well-deserved - the victory in his career.
Knoin in Monza finished ninth - and the race brought a record 27 points team. This was enough for a comfortable separation from outsiders, but it was not enough to fight for a higher position.
For the mouse, the most effective was the race in the immolo, where he finished the fourth, but by the time the decision was already accepted. A steadily inferior to the partner in qualifications and races along the season, earning twice as few times, Daniel remained without a contract.
For six years, 110 Grand Prix drove in Formula 1, three times rose to the podium, one of his circle was the best in the race, earned 202 points - 1.84 per race, and 22 times came down from the distance - 20% of the races. In all, including Daniel, expectations were much higher. But sometimes the circumstances are stronger than us.
In the 2021th partner of the already experienced Pierre Gasli, the debutant of Yuki Tsonya will be the debutant - and will be able to quietly ruling without pressing. Partly and because continuity with the youth program is violated by the invitation to Red Bull Racing Sergio Peres.
The effectiveness of the program and first caused doubts, although for most of its participants it was the only chance to be in Formula 1 without serious sponsors. The strongest RED Bull races of recent years - Sebastian Vettel and Max Ferstappen came from the outside, and those who passed through the youth series with Red Bull support did not show anything outstanding. But other youth programs have not been impressive lately - this is a non-Red Bull problem, but an approach in general, which works great only if the racer is an obvious star or owner of a handshake.
After the champion title in the Japanese Formula 4 in 2018, the CuDoda performed well in Formula 3, and this year she completed the third season in Formula 2, having won three victories and giving the Miku Shumacher 15 points. The result is not an outstanding, but not bad, to observe his struggle with Gasli next year should be interesting. If the tsony will act successfully, the extension of his contract will be a good RED Bull trump card at negotiations with Honda.
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