Gasly equals his best qualification in F1: “There will definitely be opportunities” in the race

Pierre Gasly is in full swing. The spirit freed by the extension of his contract with Alpha Tauri for season 2021 of Formula 1, the Frenchman equaled his best performance in qualifying this Saturday October 31 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari from Imola (4th).

Almost as fast as Red Bull from his former colleague Max Verstappen, the Norman from start to finish dominated his teammate Daniil Kvyat as well as his replacement in the parent team, Alexander albon.

I put in some strong Quali laps and equaled my best Qualifying in F1 – P4 is pretty cool and I'm happy to do it here in Imola. We seem to be fast in Italy! » @PierreGASLY's full quote from Practice and Qualifying

- Scuderia AlphaTauri (@ AlphaTauriF1) October 31, 2020

“Wow, P4, P4? Thanks a lot, it’s great guys”, exclaimed, surprised, the winner of the last Italian Grand Prix. Refreshed, he then took part in the question-and-answer game by videoconference.

“Honestly, I feel really comfortable in the car. As the races progressed, we managed to find settings that suited me. Some weekends are a little more complicated but we do a good job with the whole team. »

Sunday, Pierre Gasly expects an eventful start. “There will be a bit of mayhem because there is no escape from the first corner, apart from the gravel traps. It won't work with a lot of cars side by side. It will be a bit of a mess and that's why I'm very happy to start on the second row. »

With such a good location, the desire to attack from the first laps is great but the Habs will restrain themselves. “We have to remain realistic. The three cars in front are much more efficient than ours. Lewis took us for a ride last weekend (in Portugal). But I will try to seize the opportunities that present themselves to us and starting fourth, there will definitely be some”, he announces.

Pierre Gasly was finally not in a discovery situation this Saturday. Indeed, AlphaTauri had organized a day of testing during the (first) deconfinement. “We each led 12 laps (with Daniil Kvyat). The times were six or seven seconds behind today's times. The rhythm was different but it allowed us to see the vibrators, to have a first feeling. Compared to the shortened meeting format (2 days), it was useful. »