Jody Egginton, Technical Director of AlphaTauri Honda F1, explains the dynamics within the team. Pierre Guthrie and Yuki Tsunoda said there was no “politics”.
AlphaTauri Honda F1 has entered the season with a new lineup, with Yuki Tsunoda, who stepped up from F2 in 2021, as Pierre Guthrie’s partner.
It’s not uncommon for political games to be played within the F1 team, but Jody Egginton said that AlphaTauri Honda F1 has no such thing, and the smooth relationship between Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Guthrie has a positive atmosphere. He says he is bringing it.
“I don’t know what’s happening in a closed room to other teams, but we’re free from politics, and we’re distributing resources to both sides of the garage,” Jody Egginton said of Motorsport-Total. I told com.
“And the team’s internal synergies on both sides of the garage are powerful.”
Jody Egginton explains that Pierre Guthrie plays an important role in his strong teamwork and supports Yuki Tsunoda by ensuring that knowledge from his side of the garage is communicated. bottom.
However, it is a two-way road, and Yuki Tsunoda also plays his role in that regard.
“We work as a team. There is no gap in the garage,” said Jody Egginton.
“We were really working hard on it, and Guthrie has always been a big part of it. That also applies to Yuuki.”
“Therefore, you don’t have to work hard to ensure that your knowledge is transmitted. It’s organic. It may sound like a cliché, but it’s true. It’s something within the team. No. That’s great. “
Pierre Guthrie is the one who has performed outstandingly in the AlphaTauri Honda F1 this season. So far, Guthrie has scored 92 points and has been able to compete with Alpine for fifth place in the Constructors’ Championship in the remaining two races.
Pierre Guthrie started his career in 2019 with a team known as Toro Rosso and then returned to the team during the summer vacation that year after the demotion of Red Bull Racing.
Since then, Pierre Guthrie has rebuilt his career in style. Jody Egginton said a great level of mutual trust has been built between the driver and the team.
“He knows the car, he knows the team, he’s pushing himself,” Jody Egginton said of Pierre Guthrie.
“There is a lot of mutual trust. After all, we’ve been on this journey for a while. He’s been with us, leaving, coming back, growing, but his approach is always honest. It ’s frank. ”
“He’s in a really good position and he’s driving very well at the moment.”
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