Pierre Gasly scored fifth in qualifying for the F1 British Grand Prix Saturday.
Pierre Gasly scored fifth in qualifying for the F1 British Grand Prix Saturday, capitalizing on what has already been a strong few days after a disappointing weekend in Austria.
Gasly has been massively outdone by his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen throughout the early stages of the season but, on Saturday at Silverstone, he showed a glimpse of why Red Bull promoted him from Toro Rosso for the 2019 season.
“I think we could say that so far yes, it’s the strongest weekend of the year,” said Gasly. “We had a good practice. It was important to get a good starting position and that’s what we have for tomorrow with fifth place on the grid.
“I think we’ve shown all the improvements we’ve made and I think we’ve changed a lot of things. It’s still not perfect and as I say, I didn’t expect things to go perfect straight away, but I think we made a big step forward all weekend and it’s positive to see it’s all paying off.”
After his disastrous time in Austria where Verstappen won and lapped the Frenchman, team boss Christian Horner said that support had been offered to Gasly in an attempt to rediscover his form. Help that has paid off.
“As a team, everybody is trying to push and unlock the performance,” said Gasly. “It’s not like one thing that didn’t work. It’s like a big puzzle and you need to put all the pieces together. We were missing a couple of pieces and we’re all working to work this out and get the maximum out of it.
“They’ve been really supportive and it’s good to see that what we have done is paying off. It’s still not perfect and we want more but it’s clearly a lot better than what we did before.”
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
Sights from the F1 action at Silverstone, Saturday July 13, 2019.
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