Starting 12th in Suzuka, Pierre Gasly managed to finish right in the points during the Japanese Grand Prix, in 10th place. He said he was satisfied with the result, although he stated after the race that he deserved the 9th position more.<\/p>\n
\u00ab First of all, we were able to score points in the two consecutive races after starting from twelfth place on the grid and finishing in the points. From my side, I felt that it was a very positive race with solid stints on both medium and hard tires, which allowed us to position ourselves to score points \u00bb, declared the Frenchman after the race.<\/p>\n
\u00ab We seemed competitive, neck and neck with Fernando [Alonso] <\/b>in front of us, and it might have been possible to catch up with him \u00bb, he claims. He indeed did not disgrace himself in the midfield, but lacked the power to overtake the Spaniard.<\/p>\nMiddle finger<\/h2>\n
The one wearing the number 10 also reflected on his outburst following an instruction from his team, stating that he had to give back the position to his teammate Esteban Ocon<\/b>. As a reminder, the latter yielded his position to his teammate in order to overtake Fernando Alonso thanks to his fresher tires and aim for eighth place, seven laps before the end.<\/p>\n
, \u00e0 Suzuka, lors du Grand Prix du Japon.<\/a> Pierre Gasly a montr\u00e9 sa frustration en faisant un doigt d’honneur et en ayant une discussion houleuse avec l’\u00e9quipe Alpine. Selon lui, cette d\u00e9cision de rendre sa position \u00e0 Esteban Ocon n’avait pas \u00e9t\u00e9 discut\u00e9e pr\u00e9alablement. Cette situation a clairement irrit\u00e9 le pilote originaire de Rouen.<\/p>\n
“He even raised a middle finger.”<\/p>\n
\u00ab As a team, we have some things to review<\/b> to see what we could improve next time \u00bb, he simply commented, wanting to address this internally. \u00ab In the end, it’s a double score for the team and that’s the most important thing. \u00bb Hopefully, Alpine will have found a solution to these communication issues for the Qatar Grand Prix in two weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pierre Gasly crossed the finish line in 10th position but believes he deserved the 9th place more. An order from his team shortly before the end and his strong reaction that followed sparked a real controversy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":32984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1749],"tags":[92,532,1229],"class_list":["post-2390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","category-news","tag-bilan","tag-grand-prix-du-japon","tag-gasly"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n