Gasly “super happy” with his qualification ahead of Red Bull

Team Toro Rosso had never completed such a qualifying session in 2018. It is in fact the first time this season that Brendon Hartley joined Pierre Gasly in Q3 during the 12th qualifier of the season, in Hungary on Saturday. Even better, Pierre Gasly (6th) managed to finish ahead of his big brother Max Verstappen (Red Bull, 7th) by more than four tenths.

What a Qualifying!!@PierreGASLY - P6@BrendonHartley - P8 pic.twitter.com/8kVR5QN85d

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“We have both cars in Q3, it’s an excellent day,” said the Frenchman afterwards. It's incredible, (I'm) so, so happy, especially for the team because it's been difficult for us these last few weeks.

There were crazy weather conditions, by putting on the slicks, then the intermediates and the maxi rain », he recalled. Various downpours disrupted the usual course of testing, and the drivers only spent a minimal amount of time in the pits.

“I knew there was an opportunity and that this qualifier was going to be super important. In addition, it is difficult to overtake here. The weather has really changed the cards. I'm super happy », concluded the 2 GP2016 Series champion, who also explained that he particularly appreciated the winding route of the Hungaroring.