Guillaume Le Goff: “The development of a driver since adolescence is unique”

It was on Yas Island, the island which houses the Abu Dhabi circuit, that the Frenchman took us for a ride in a Honda Civic Sport. A summer walk in the form of a dive into the career and life of this original Breton, whose phone will have heated up as much as the Emirati tarmac the day after the last Grand Prix of the season.

Published on 02/12/2022 à 18:00

Jeremy Satis

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Guillaume Le Goff: “The development of a driver since adolescence is unique”

Carpooling with Guillaume Le Goff - Manager of Pierre Gasly and Nyck de Vries

Hello Guillaume, we were expecting to see you in Alpine... We're not going to complain, already because this Honda Civic Sport is very nice, but above all because we almost did this Carpooling on foot, right?

It's true that the situation related to cars was not very clear until a few days ago (Smile). The question was when Pierre (gasly. Editor's note) was going to recover a Alpine. Were we going to inherit Fernando's? Would we be able to keep this Honda for two more days? When should Pierre give the keys to Nyck? De Vries ? In short, there was a gray area of ​​one day between the Grand Prix and the end of season tests, and that's exactly the moment when we planned this Carpooling. So, I welcome you in the Honda which was finally free (Laughs).

We are in Abu Dhabi, for the last Grand Prix of the season. The opportunity to ask yourself what your daily mission is alongside Pierre!

It is extremely varied. When we look at what happened this year for him, there was obviously a lot of career management work, which is the basis of my consulting mission. I would like to clarify something, however: it is always Pierre who decides. I am only an advisor and friend. I also act on everything that is more political in the paddock, I have to ensure good relations between everyone, what market opportunities there are, have a vision of the drivers' movements. In short, try to anticipate the future over several years. There is also the negotiation of contracts with the teams, the management of Pierre's relationships with the teams. He does

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