Struggling AlphaTauri ‘not throwing in the towel’, warns Pierre Gasly

Pierre Gasly has said AlphaTauri are “not throwing in the towel” as the team get ready for the final third of the season.

Disappointment would be the most apt word to describe the AlphaTauri 2022 season so far. Having steadily improved year on year since their rebrand, peaking with a win for Gasly in Monza, the team have taken several steps back this term and are eighth in the Constructors’ Championship.

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A reoccurring problem has been an inability to get the best out of the AT03 and even as the teams headed into the summer break, AlphaTauri still seemed ensure of how to maximise their car’s potential.

Upgrades were fitted at the French Grand Prix but four point-less finishes since then suggests work still needs to be done.

Gasly managed P12 last time out in Hungary and has said the team is not yet throwing in the towel on the 2022 season.

“The last few races before the break had been rather complicated for us, with no points scored and things did not go our way,” the Frenchman said.

“It was not what we wanted as a team. Since France, we’ve had some updates on the car, which we now understand a bit better. But it’s still complicated and the midfield teams are all very close.

“We’re not throwing in the towel, we are continuing to work hard and give our maximum to try and bring out more performance from the car as quickly as possible, so that we can chase points every weekend.”

Gasly spent his summer break in Greece and then