Pierre Gasly was delighted to say seventh place on the grid throughout qualifying for the US Grand Prix, with the Frenchman hailing the “massive step” delivered by Alpine’s newest improve bundle.
Gasly reached Q3 for simply the third time this season – and the primary time since Zandvoort two months in the past – on the Circuit of The Americas and promptly equalled his finest grid slot of the yr of P7, beforehand achieved in Barcelona again in June.
Requested to mirror on his spectacular lap after the session, the 28-year-old answered with a smile: “Yeah, I’m very joyful. It’s been fairly a very long time since we made it to Q3, and I need to say it was very gratifying driving the automotive – we made various adjustments after the Dash.
“[We’re] nonetheless exploring this new bundle and the instructions that we needed to discover, and I believe clearly there was a giant step when it comes to management and potential, and it was simply a lot nicer to drive and I believe fairly stunning to have discovered that a lot efficiency.
