Pierre Gasly clearly likes this new version of the A524. Since the introduction of the developments in Austin a fortnight ago, the Norman has shown himself to be rather comfortable with results that are encouraging to say the least.
There was first a 7th place in qualifying in Texas (finally 6th on the grid), as the best performance of the year in the exercise, a new Q3 in Mexico and a first point in four Grands Prix , and now an appearance in SQ3 this Friday with a 7th position on the Sprint Race grid this Saturday (3:00 p.m.).
Results which show that Pierre Gasly has adapted well to the updates to his car unlike Esteban Ocon who is struggling a little more. Eliminated in Q1 in Mexico last weekend, the future Haas driver did not manage to extricate himself from SQ1 this time at Interlagos, pointing out some ” gaps » encore.
For its part, the first city appeared delighted by this first outing of the weekend in Brazil where optimism is there. “ This is our third consecutive appearance in Q3, although it only concerns the Sprint this timenotes Pierre Gasly.
We performed solid qualifying from the start of the first session. I felt good in the car throughout the day. This allowed us to tackle SQ1, get out of it and put together some good laps while gradually increasing the pace. We are finally leading the middle of the pack, which is a sign of progress for us. So we can all be very happy with that. The goal now is to be in the match for points during the Sprint. It won't be easy, but I'm happy with this start and we will continue to work hard to score over the rest of the weekend.. »
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