Pierre Gasly and a race spent “on the attack”

If he is not among the members of the podium, Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri) was one of the leaders of this Portuguese race. Ninth on the starting grid, the Norman driver made a series of overtakes throughout the 66 laps, culminating in a great maneuver on Sergio Pérez (Racing Point) for 5th place.

« It was an incredible Grand Prix, I loved it! I was on the attack the whole race, he initially confided at the microphone of Canal+. I have exceeded the Renault, McLaren then the Racing Point of Sergio Pérez ". And overcoming the latter was not an easy task as he is renowned for his aggressive defense. “ It was super dangerous but with Sergio this is often the case. I was happy to make him the inside on the next lap ».

Enchanted by his performance and the performance of his AT-01 in Portimão, Pierre Gasly did not forget to salute the work of his team to return his car in condition after the fire on Friday. “ When I'm given a good car that allows me to attack, things go well. And that’s what the team did this weekend. They did a crazy job, they completely rebuilt the car between Friday and Saturday. I am very satisfied ».

Fifth at the finish, the Frenchman completed a “ great weekend » with his second best result of the season in particular. The best ? His victory at Monza in September.

Find the report and analysis of the Portuguese Grand Prix by our experts in issue No. 2284, available this Monday at 20 p.m. in digital version and Wednesday on newsstands.