Faraj Benlahoucine, Media365, published on Saturday December 7, 2024 at 10:15 p.m.
Pierre Gasly, 6th in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi GP, will ultimately start from 5th position on the starting grid. A penalty imposed on Nico Hülkenberg does the French Alpine driver's business.
In good shape at the end of 2024, Pierre Gasly placed 5th in the Qatar Grand Prix last Sunday. This Saturday in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi GP, the Frenchman confirmed his current good spirits by taking the 6th time. “We finished ahead of George Russell (Mercedes), who took pole last weekend and just behind Max Verstappen (Red Bull), who is champion this year so it’s pretty crazy to find ourselves here at the end of the season. in any case, it's really very good work from the team even though it hasn't been an easy weekend, so I'm really happy that we managed to find the right settings just before qualifying” said the French pilot at the microphone of Canal+.
However, following this speech, Pierre Gasly received even more encouraging news. Nico Hülkenberg, 4th in qualifying, received a three-place penalty due to overtaking in the pit lane. Consequently, the German will start in 7th position on the Yas Marina circuit. A demotion therefore pushing the French driver to 5th place on the starting grid. This configuration offers a double advantage to Alpine. Currently 6th in the Formula 1 constructors' standings, the French team (59 points) is only five points ahead of Haas (54 points), whose greatest chance of scoring points during the last race of the season is called Nico Hulkenberg.
“In any case the fight is going to be tough until the end” announced Pierre Gasly after qualifying. The Alpine pilot didn't think he was saying that well…
