For Gasly, it was "unthinkable to finish in this position" after Bahrain

Left fifth after the penalty received by Nico Hulkenberg (Haas), Pierre Gasly had another very solid race in Abu Dhabi. In contention for the podium during his first stint of the series of the clash between Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Oscar Piastri (McLaren) at the first corner, the Frenchman did not let himself be intoxicated by this possibility. 7th at the finish, the Tricolore succeeded in his mission: that of keeping the best Haas behind him and therefore allowing Alpine to finish in sixth place in the Constructors' Championship.

« Being third, we imagine all sorts of scenarios, confessed the pilot of the car No. 10 on the Canal + microphone. I felt good in the car. I knew Hulkenberg was behind Russell, it was important to keep a car between us to have some security. I fought as hard as I could, but they (Mercedes) were much faster today. We knew where our race was. We started in front of Hulkenberg and we had to stay in front of him. The whole race was extremely close in terms of gaps. There are a lot of positives since this summer. I think I am the eighth rider to score the most points since returning from vacation. When you look at the start of the season, it shows the evolution of the team. »

Pierre Gasly particularly distinguished himself during this last Grand Prix of 2024 with a great maneuver on his former teammate Yuki tsunoda (Racing Bulls).

“An oval track move!”

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Gasly has scored 33 of his 42 points in the last four races

This performance on the Yas Marina track reflects the end of the season for the Norman, who scored 33 of his 42 points in the last four Grands Prix of the season, with the highlight being the podium in Brazil (3rd).

« I am extremely happy with the end of this season, Gasly smiled. It represents a lot of work from the team. We had a lot of difficult moments at the beginning and middle of the season with little performance. We never stopped fighting, nor working. It paid off with an honest end to the season in terms of performance. We managed to be the best in the middle of the pack in Qatar (5th place for Gasly. Editor’s note), we are still here. In front of us were the four best cars on the grid (McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes, Red Bull). It was unthinkable to finish in this position at the end of the year when you see where we were in Bahrain. (Or with 17th, Gasly 18th). I am very satisfied with the team's work. »

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