A mixed bag for Pierre Gasly in Sprint Qualifying: "The car was really very good"

A single Free Practice session was enough to Pierre Gasly et Alpine to optimize the setup of car #10. A surprising seventh in FP1, the Frenchman had looked particularly comfortable from the morning. An impression that was confirmed during Sprint qualifying for the Brazilian GP, ​​where he finished thirteenth. A mixed result, but ultimately encouraging given the recent results of the team.enstone. " We would have made it to Q3 if it hadn't been for the yellow flag. It's very, very different from Austin. I'm a bit gutted because it's the first time in three or four months that I've really had the car. » he regrets.

He himself was surprised by the pace of his carHowever, Pierre Gasly was aiming for a top-ten finish. Today the car was really very good. There's a lot to understand because we've had this potential for a long time."That's surprising," the Norman exclaimed. That was the case this morning in FP1, in SQ1, I still had a little time to catch them. In SQ2, the same thing, in those last few laps, we had a two-and-a-half-tenths advantage. We knew we clearly had the pace to go for it. »

A mixed but hopeful Sprint qualifying session

Although satisfied with the pace of his A525 at Interlagos, Pierre Gasly remains frustrated at not having been able to reach the final phase of qualifying. “On one hand, it’s positive. I’m really happy that the team managed to give me this car,” he thanks. On the other hand, I'm a bit disgusted because we've been in this position for a long time. Today, we should have done much better. »

With the weather forecast looking unpredictable, including a risk of rain and even cyclone, Gasly hopes to take advantage of the changing conditions to climb back into the points during the Sprint. “I felt really comfortable in the car. Lots of positives, and that’s important because every last weekend we’ve been far from that. I could really fight with the midfield cars. I’m a bit frustrated now, but there are still a lot of positives and we need to try and build on that. Tomorrow, it’s probably going to rain for the sprint race, which is good for moving up the field.” anticipates number 10. After that, for qualifying, rain or shine, I'm happy with the car I have at the moment, so we'll see. It's just a shame about today. »

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