I don’t trust AlphaTauri engineers after underperforming F1 car

In the Bahrain season opener Yuki Tsunoda started 14th and Nyck de Vries 18th, and neither driver made it into the points.

In first practice in Jeddah on Friday, Tsunoda was a respectable 10th fastest, three spots ahead of his team-mate.

Despite that apparent sign of improvement, Tost complained that over the winter his technical team promised that the new car would represent a significant step forward, but so far that hasn’t been realised.

“Unfortunately, I…