Bahrain Tests: Pierre Gasly Says Car “Reacts Quite Well”

It's a positive first day for Alpine. On track Wednesday afternoon, Pierre Gasly gave an encouraging first assessment to Canal + at the end of the first of three days of driving in Bahrain. "It's a good start, we managed to do the whole program despite the interruption due to the power cut which was quite strange. So I'm happy." said the Frenchman, whose day was put on hold from 15:04 p.m. until the power came back on at 16:10 p.m. French time.

"We managed to do all the tests we wanted, rejoices number 10. The car reacts well to the different settings that we have changed so the feeling is rather satisfactory." Gasly completed 72 laps and set the sixth fastest time (1'31 »353) behind Carlos Sainz, new driver WilliamsHis teammate, Jack Doohan, set the fourteenth best time in this first session of testing of the 2025 single-seaters.

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"Work to be done"

The Rouen native remains pragmatic, however: "There is still work to be done to get more." After a more than complex season for Alpine In 2024, the Bahrain tests were particularly awaited by the team to get an idea of ​​the capabilities of the car that will start the first race of the 2025 financial year in Melbourne, on March 16.

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"We clearly have a better working base than last year, he congratulates himself. We suspected it, but there are still some small things to improve, and others that are more positive." Until Friday, the runs will allow the team to test the car in condition and to acquire a lot of data necessary for preparing for the start of the season.

🎙️ “The first feeling is rather satisfactory. We clearly have a better working basis than last year.”

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