Honda blames DRS train for AlphaTauri woes

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Honda was disappointed to see the two AlphaTauri stuck in a train of DRS-assisted cars in Sochi, unable to progress.

After a dismal home race at Monza, AlphaTauri moved on to the Russian Grand Prix hoping for a better performance.

In the end, it was another race that did not give any points, as Pierre Gasly crossed the P13 line, while his teammate Yuki Tsunoda only scored P17.

Neither driver could find any bright spots after the race, with Tsunoda complaining of balance issues with his AT02, while Gasly bluntly said AlphaTauri didn’t deserve points after again failing to exploit his. potential.

It was one of, if not the most entertaining Russian Grand Prix to date, with plenty of action throughout, although the tight midfielder suffered somewhat thanks to the DRS actually starting to make the more difficult overtaking.

And that’s what Honda believes to be the loss of AlphaTauri in Sochi.

“The two Scuderia AlphaTauri riders could not regain space, stuck in a DRS train and it is a little disappointing therefore that they were unable to score points,” said Honda technical director. F1 Toyoharu Tanabe.

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It was a much better afternoon at Red Bull, but Max Verstappen moved from last on the grid to second under the checkered flag, the perfect recovery workout assisted by a heavy late downpour.

“It was an exciting race with a chaotic finish as the rain fell on the final laps,” Tanabe continued.

“Max had already gained several places, having started from 20th place on the grid, then he and Red Bull Racing made the right choice of strategy to bring him wet tires, which allowed him to overtake more cars and to finish second.

“It’s a very positive result for the championship, given that we took a PU penalty and had to start from the last row, because although Hamilton has regained the lead he is only two points ahead. .

“Czech [Sergio Perez] handled his tires very well in a long first stint and had a very good race, but was not lucky enough to be caught up by the heavier rains and fell to ninth place.

“There are still seven races to go and it will be an uphill battle for the championship, but for now we are only focusing on the next race in Turkey.”

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