AlphaTauri are heading in a “really good direction”, according to their technical director Jody Egginton, who also expects progress to be made at the next race.

The team owned by Red Bull, which was rebranded from Toro Rosso before the 2020 season, enjoyed the highest points-scoring campaign in their history last year with Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat putting 107 points on the board.

Undoubtedly their highlight of the campaign was Gasly’s superb victory in Monza, the team’s first since 2008 and only their second ever, and they appear to still be making steps forward now.

Speaking about their improvements, Egginton said: “It’s a combination of many things.