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Pierre Gasly "happy" with weekends performance so far
Pierre Gasly has taken a huge step forward in terms of silencing his critics. The Red Bull driver topped the timesheet in FP1 and has had a strong weekend, starting tomorrows race in 5th position. The Frenchman hopes that his race pace is competitive and that for the first time this season he can push for a podium finish.
"We had some good pace on Friday and also in FP3," Gasly said to the Official F1 Website after qualifying. "We know that in qualifying Mercedes and Ferrari usually turn up their engine which makes things a bit harder for us. But I think as a team we can be happy with P3 and P5.
"It was important after a good Friday to make sure we got a good starting position so we can be happy with that."
When asked about the race tomorrow it seems that the Red Bull driver was really confident for a solid performance.
"I'm really excited," Gasly said with a smile on his face. "The weekend has been really positive so far. We start on the medium tyres, I think Ferrari are on a different strategy so I'm looking forward to it!"
Many will hope to see Gasly perform well and try and push his teammate and secure his F1 seat.