The Grand Prix of San Paolo will represent an important stage for the championship ofAlphaTauri, with the team from Faenza that will do everything possible in Interlagos to overcome theAlpine in the constructors’ standings and place itself alone at fifth place. At the moment, in fact, both teams are stationary at 106 points, exactly in the middle of the ranking reserved for manufacturers, with Aston Martin behind by 38 points.
A position also achieved thanks to the excellent performance of Pierre Gasly in Mexico, with the French driver who crossed the line in 4th place, taking advantage, at the same time, of the misstep made by the French team. If the rest of the season were to smile at Honda-powered single-seaters, for the AlphaTauri it would be the best performance in its history in Formula 1, including the period when the team was known as Toro Rosso.
However, with four races still to be played and with the Alpine that will certainly not stand by and watch, the world championship will reserve a long head-to-head between the two realities. Yet, the battle does not convey any fear to Gasly, confident and optimistic about the appointments on the calendar that could highlight the characteristics and potential of the car: “The car was very good in Mexico – explained the transalpine during the press conference for the presentation of the Brazilian GP – everything went really well, both from the point of view of the strategy and the machine. I was able to push the whole race to finish fourth. It was my best result in Mexico. I think it is positive keep showing this shape in the last four races, especially considering that we are on equal points with Alpine ”.
Speaking of the state of grace of the AT02, Gasly praised the developments made during the season, the same ones that made it possible to reach the momentary position in the ranking: “I believe that we have reached our best level since we have been in F1 – he added – or at least since I’ve been on this team. We are really on another level and I hope these efforts can be paid off at the end of the year “. Before even taking his first victory in 2020 at Monza, Gasly was able to climb for the first time on the podium in 2019 – last season of Toro Rosso – on the occasion of the Brazilian GP. An emotion that the Frenchman himself will not easily forget: “It was amazing – commented – it’s such an emotionally intense moment that you can’t forget it. Even when I do the track walk I will remember that final with Lewis, from the last corner to the finish. It is a place that I love – he concluded – as well as the track and the passion of the Brazilian public. I’m really happy to be able to come back here ”.
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