Pierre Gasly’s Alpine was hit by a hydraulic leak during free practice after only 15 minutes
The Alpine driver was a victim of a hydraulic leak during the first few minutes of the practice session of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, causing oil to spread on the track.
Pierre Gasly’s weekend starts in the worst possible way. During the only free practice session of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the Frenchman saw a small fire at the back of his car.
Immediately, the yellow flag was waved before being replaced by the red flag when car number 10 came to a halt. Once stopped, the track marshals emptied their fire extinguishers on the blue car that was engulfed in flames.
Alpine then indicated that this incident was due to a loss of hydraulic pressure in their car. The French team has confirmed that they will seek to determine the cause.
His teammate, Esteban Ocon, also had very little track time, as he stayed mostly in his pit. The underbody of his car was taken apart. A hydraulic issue is also suspected.
