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Gasly believes Hungaroring works well for him

10:22, 26 Jul 2018

byBobby Vincent

Pierre Gasly believes that the Hungaroring "seems to work well for me" after success there in junior formulae.

Toro Rosso driver Pierre Gasly is excited to finally race on the Hungaroring in a Formula One car after having success there in his junior days.

The Frenchman believes that the track has worked well for him at the past and hopes he can carry some of the success over now that he's in an F1 car.

Gasly has said that it's crucial to get into a good rhythm on the track with all the corners that are present on the Hungaroring track and he says it should be "pure pleasure" to drive there in his STR13.

"I won there in 2013 in Renault 2.0 litre, I was second in 2014 in 3.5, second in 2015 in GP2 and first, again in GP2, in 2016, so it's a track that seems to work well for me," Gasly explained to The Checkered Flag.

"It's one of my favourite tracks because it's very technical, which is something I like.

"It's important to get into a good flowing rhythm and on a track with so few straight sections, the driver can really make the difference. With one corner leading straight into another, it's important to get the flow working, because if you make a mistake at one turn, it has a big impact on the following ones.

"However, rather like Monaco, overtaking here is complicated, therefore qualifying is even more important than usual. In terms of pure driving though, I love it, as there are all sorts of corner types: slow, medium and fast, long corners, heavy braking ones, so it has a bit of everything.

"Given that I really like it, I can't wait to find out what it will be like in an F1 car. I reckon it will be a pure pleasure!"