Formula 1

PIERRE GASLY IS SAD TO SEE HONDA LEAVING F1

Published

2 years ago

08/10/2020

GASLY S REACTION TO HONDA S DEPARTURE AND THE DUEL WITH FERRARI

Pierre Gasly was only the second driver in Monza to win a race with the Honda hybrid engine and just felt it was heading in the right direction. The Frenchman has been giving his thoughts on the withdrawal.

(GASLY HONDA LEAVING F1) – The departure of Honda was the topic of discussion every day in the Formula 1 world last week, but it is only today that most drivers are being given the chance to say something about it. At the press conference on the Thursday prior to the Eifel Grand Prix Gasly expressed his disappointment and surprise at the series of events.

“I would have liked them to have stayed,” said the Frenchman. He emphasized how well Honda have developed the engine in recent years and that the future looked bright.

Gasly and his fellow drivers now have more than a year to showcase the Japanese brand. He thinks that this is still possible and hopes that Red Bull Racing can go for the title next year.

WE SHOULD BEAT FERRARI

AlphaTauri holds seventh in the standings, on 59 points, and is only 15 points down on sixth-placed Ferrari, which is in the midst of its worst campaign in four decades.

“We finished last year very strongly with Toro Rosso and this was my personal target to find a bit more consistency for my third full season in Formula 1,” said Gasly.

“So far it has been pretty good, there’s still areas we can improve.

“Recently we’ve been able to fight for the top 10 on a more consistent basis and that’s what we need to keep pushing for.

“It’s very tight, at the moment we are seventh in the championship, but we know that there will beb opportunities before the end of the year.

“I think for us as a team it will be important to squeeze a few more points to try and get the sixth place for AlphaTauri in the team championship.”

Formula 1 is returning to the Nurburgring this weekend after a seven-year absence and the event is set to take place in cold and potentially wet conditions.

“It’s a pretty big challenge for teams and also for us drivers, we come to a new track with basically almost no reference,” he said.

“We really [need to] find the right directions as early as possible on the weekend. Considering the conditions it won’t be easy for everyone but it also brings some good opportunities.

“It will be important to execute everything perfectly as there could be some big opportunities on Sunday.”

PIERRE GASLY IS SAD TO SEE HONDA LEAVING F1 PIERRE GASLY IS SAD TO SEE HONDA LEAVING F1