Gasly positive towards future with Alpine: 'Better base'

Making a switch to a new team will never be easy. You have to get used to a lot of things, like a new car, new colleagues and a new environment. For Pierre Gasly, his switch from AlphaTauri to Alpine last season was not an easy one either. To GPBlog and others, he looks back on 2023 and looks ahead to 2024.

Pierre Gasly managed one podium finish last season, third at Zandvoort. Otherwise, he mostly fluctuated outside the top ten and just inside the top ten this season. In the end, he finished 11th in the drivers' championship. It appears to have been a frustrating year for the Frenchman, but he sees two sides to it he explains.

"I see it on two sides. I think on one side, a challenging year because we were clearly not at the pace that we expected as a team. We thought we’d be fighting for better positions. But on the other side, very pleased with the way we've worked with the team because, it's my first season in Alpine. I came in Bahrain not really knowing how the team works, into a new car. It takes a bit of time before you find your feet inside a new organisation."

Positive about 2024

Gasly is looking towards 2024 with a positive outlook. "And when I look back, I'm feeling so much better now in the car and how we're working and the understanding with the guys. And I'm really pleased with the evolution we have had throughout the whole season. I'm definitely confident we'll start with much better foundations from next year onwards."