Forgive my direct question but should not the PF maintained wings level pitch and power settings for unreliable a/s. Damn Airbus, seems like both pilots were more concerned with interpreting ECAM failures than flying the damn plane??????Don't think this would happen with analog pilots in an analog aircraft or simply an analog pilot reverting to simple piloting skills. Why would you even trust FD in this event?
I understand the panic in severe turb.
Having said that, I suspect the pitot's froze up due to insufficent heating, possibly as a result of insufficent pitot heat. Wiring, pitot elements.. I question?? Not enough lead in the pencil is my question as the pitot probes go..