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Satisfaction: 'We were fighting within a tenth of Ferrari and Red Bull'
- GPblog.com
Pierre Gasly made an excellent impression during the Turkish Grand Prix. Where his teammate Yuki Tsunoda didn't manage to finish further than fourteenth, the Frenchman finished in sixth place. The Frenchman has a lot of confidence for the race in the United States which is on the program this weekend.
Gasly was positively surprised with the speed he had with his car in Turkey. "In qualifying, we were fighting within a tenth of Ferrari and Red Bull. So, I was very happy with top five in Qualifying," he analysed in a press release. "The race might have been even better without the penalty but finishing ten seconds off the podium behind two Mercedes, two Red Bulls and a Ferrari is really positive and it’s nice to confirm that we are back nearer the front of the field once again."
"I’ve not yet had any great races in Austin, the best I did was 10th the last time we were there. In terms of driving, the track is really exciting, very fast and I particularly like the first sector which resembles Suzuka a bit. After that, the second sector is a bit slower and more technical. Overall, it’s very interesting, although I think it could be quite complicated this weekend."
Battle in constructors' championship
AlphaTauri can use the points well in the upcoming races, as it is only twelve points behind number five Alpine in the Constructors' Championship. The lead on number seven Aston Martin is 31 points.