Pierre Gasly disappointed to lose “a big opportunity” at Imola

“We have a major problem with the car, we have to return to the pits. » The sentence spoken on the radio Alpha Tauri in destination to Pierre Gasly came to spoil a solid performance from the French driver since the start of the Imola weekend.

But before the race, Honda engineers had already looked into the case of the #01 AT10, before it took the start without any apparent difficulties. But the harm was much greater for the car du Normand, with water pressure at half mast.

A terminal issue for Pierre He’s retired after a drop in water pressure #ImolaGP #PoweredByHonda pic.twitter.com/0LuUN2M8m5

—Honda Racing F1 (@HondaRacingF1) November 1, 2020

“I am very sad to have to give up, says Gasly at the microphone of Canal +. There was a loss of water pressure that they tried to fix on the grate, and unfortunately it didn't work, so we had to give up. »

Gasly also returns to his action where he came to threaten Lewis Hamilton at the Tamburello chicane. “I had a good reaction to the drivers around me, and I managed to get to Lewis with a little more speed,” describes the AlphaTauri driver. It was a bit hot, I had to let go otherwise I would end up in the grass.

As a result, I lost a place on Daniel Ricciardo, which is a shame, because I think we had a good performance. I was well behind him, with a little more speed, and I could have gone after him. It hurts to lose a big opportunity while the car ran well all weekend. »

LAP 9 / 63

 “Pierre, we have to box, we have to box – we have a terminal situation on the car”

After such a promising weekend, horrible luck for Gasly and his race is over on Lap 9 #ImolaGP  #F1 pic.twitter.com/canq6zTfiD

- Formula 1 (@ F1) November 1, 2020

Discover the full report and analysis of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, produced by our special correspondent in Imola, in AUTO issue 2285hebdo, available tomorrow evening in digital version and this Wednesday on newsstands.