The internet reacts to "absolutely spanking" AlphaTauri AT01

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10:31, 15 Feb 2020

Last night, AlphaTauri presented its first challenger under the new team name, the AT01, with a completely new livery compared to predecessor Toro Rosso. Its white and navy blue colours impressed a lot of people online, and here are some of the best reactions!

First off, one of the AT01's drivers Pierre Gasly tweets about his new toy for the upcoming season.

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New season, new colors!🤍 Start of a new story with @AlphaTauriF1 !

9:09 PM · Feb 14, 2020

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Parody account Fake Ted Kravitz was quick to implement AlphaTauri's clothing brand into the car's design!

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Technical Analysis: This is what the Alpha Tauri AT01 would look like if it was wearing a bright green/yellow Alpha Tauri coat. #F1 #AlphaTauri

8:20 PM · Feb 14, 2020

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F1 journalist Will Buxton drew a comparison with Star Wars and urged his followers to get creative.

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Given Alpha Tauri’s 2020 challenger is named the AT-01, can a design whizz please mock up an AT-AT in that absolutely spanking new livery please and thank you.

8:31 AM · Feb 15, 2020

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Mercedes' twitter account tends to produce some of the best content on F1 Twitter and the admin was quick with a joke again after the AT01's presentation!

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@AlphaTauriF1 See you copied us and added a bit of red to your livery. Unbelievable 😜

8:11 PM · Feb 14, 2020

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Finally, here is another fan arguing AlphaTauri has the best livery on the 2020 grid as it stands, even better than Haas' VF20!

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