How Gasly resurrected his career in 2020
The glitzy rebranding of Toro Rosso as AlphaTauri ahead of the 2020 Formula 1 season represented the start of a new era for the squad. It should no longer be regarded simply as a B-team to Red Bull Racing, with its foremost task to act as a first step into F1 for the energy-drinks giant’s young drivers. Instead, AlphaTauri was now a ‘sister’ team with a fresh look and higher expectations.
In his first full season back at the Faenza-based squad, Pierre Gasly took everything in his stride and delivered the most surprising result in F1 this year. A little over 12 months after his first race back at Toro Rosso following his demotion from Red Bull, he became an F1 race winner in the Italian Grand Prix.
And yet to simply highlight Gasly’s Monza victory would overlook a number of other outstanding displays throughout the
