The 2021 season saw Pierre Gasly shine. The Frenchman, in fact, was the real guide of the AlphaTauri thanks to a Yuki Tsunoda struggling with too many, understandable, ups and downs in his debut year in Formula 1.
Gasly obtained an overall tally of 110 points and thanks to a consistency of results, and outstanding performances in qualifying, he allowed the team from Faenza to close in sixth place in the Constructors fighting until the end with Alpine for fifth position.
The 2016 Formula 2 champion is now one of the top drivers on the grid and according to AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost, Pierre’s growth is not over yet.
“He has incredible potential, but what I think is most important is that he can still improve. If this year we give him a competitive car he will make the most of it ”.
“He now has considerable experience on how to optimize the car’s set-up and how to manage the tires. He also has an excellent vision of the race and we understood this from the questions he posed over the radio “.
“In 2021 he made a big leap in quality and if our car is up to it he will be at the top”.
Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri AT02
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In recent days, Tost has also admitted that the budget cap will not yet allow mid-table teams to be able to bridge the gap from teams such as Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari, but the AlphaTauri team principal stressed that the Faenza team is not skimping. investments to continue growing.
“I think it’s premature to talk about fighting for the championship. The infrastructures of our team are good and we are upgrading them, but we cannot compare them to those of Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren. However, this does not mean that if we have a good car we will not be able to challenge these teams ”.
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