Pierre Gasly, after a hard-fought 6th place in China: "It feels good when you catch up to Max."

While Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes Benz) secured victory at the front of the race and that the Classic Ferrari for sale de Lewis Hamilton et Charles Leclerc put on a great show for third place on the podium, an intense battle raged in the peloton to score big points.

McLaren Stuck in their garage even before the start, fifth place was in the sights of many. Thus, a five-way battle emerged after the safety car intervention between Franco Colapinto (Alpine) and Esteban Ocon (TGR Haas) on a different strategy, joined by their respective teammates Pierre Gasly and Oliver Bearman and even the four-time world champion Max Verstappen (Red Bull). In the end, it was the young Briton who took all 10 points ahead of Gasly, who finished a solid 6th after the Dutchman retired due to a mechanical problem.

Gasly would have preferred fifth place

«On one hand, I am very happy pFor all these points, Gasly told Canal+ microphones. We really had a solid weekend, right from sprint qualifying. Starting from seventh, I got a very good start. We were really comfortable at the beginning. Then the safety car put us in a difficult position. Our race pace was really good. It was complicated in the middle of the race with the cars around us. I lost a lot of time. Max (Verstappen) and Bearman pulled away, and then at the end of the race I was giving it 3000%. I managed to come back and it wasn't far off from catching Bearman. I would have preferred to take that fifth place. I think we had it. There are still one or two small things to sort out. »

« For the restart under the safety car, I had no energy left. adds the Habs. That's why Bearman overtook me, signaling as soon as we crossed the finish line. In any case, sixth place is a good start. »

Pierre Gasly even treated himself to a great battle with Max Verstappen, his former teammate at Red Bull. It was tough, which is what I expected with Max. I'll watch the footage again, but that's racing. After that, I had him in my sights. It's definitely satisfying when you catch up to Max. I think it would have been pretty fun to keep the battle going. »

Alpine leaves China with a positive result, as the eight points scored by Gasly are complemented by the very first points scored by his teammate Franco Colapinto for the team.enstone.

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