A damaged flat bottom disrupted Pierre Gasly's qualification in Sakhir

If he once again reached Q3 of qualifying yesterday at Bahrain, Pierre Gasly was unable to exploit its capabilities to the maximum Alpha Tauri AT01. In question, a passage over a vibrator in Q1 having damaged the flat bottom of its car, damage to which the Frenchman and his team were unable to find an answer during the session.

Ninth in Q3, the Norman admits having removed everything from his mount given the damage. “It was very difficult because I struggled with the front end, with a lot of understeer, underlines Gasly.

After what we showed in free practice 3 (3rd fastest), it's a bit disappointing to only be ninth in the end. We showed strong pace throughout the weekend, but considering all the damage to the car I don't think we could have done much more. Overall I think we have a good package. »

However, Gasly is wary ahead of this Sunday's race, with the possibility that the situation encountered in Q1 could repeat itself. “I'm a little worried about breaking other parts of the car tomorrow because the track is quite 'aggressive', continues the Frenchman. Apart from that, I am quite confident that I will compete in a solid race. »