Il balance of the French, now arrived at the gates of tenth race of the season, is rather merciless: 16 total points. The 6 out of 9 races in which he failed to enter the top 10 weigh heavily, around 66% of those run so far. Pierre Gasli, we don't hide it, he is one of the riders we would like to see in a great team and this season's performance justifies our statement. Most of the problems, in fact, come from too fluctuating competitiveness of the AT03, more than from errors by the team and the driver, although present. Betting on him at Fantasy F1 it is a gamble, considering the considerable cost.
The many missed opportunities since the beginning of the season are a burden that Gasly collects and swallows, given that, at least for another season it's the only alternative he has. At the gates of Silverstone but the expectations of French are quite low for a reason in particular.
Gasly: "I have nightmares about lost points"
Every race Pierre He describes it as a real unknown and that the team, including himself, must consider taking only what can be obtained each round. Without setting useless goals like thinking about victories. On the other hand, if it is not achievable more than an objective, it would be a miracle. However, the many missed opportunities, in the moments in which that competitiveness exists, still burn, and torment Pierre's nights which he declared not being able to sleep peacefully. "I have nightmares when I see how many points we lost since the beginning of the year due to several accidents and mistakes we have made.”– said Pierre after the weekend in Canada.
Fight for what you can
“I just want to come back on Sunday evening after every single race satisfied with the work and performance we have shown, and that is the most important thing. If we can aim for 5th place, then we have to be fifth, if there are conditions for ninth position, then we have to be ninth. Sometimes maybe we don't have pace and have to settle for P12, but at least we feel we've made the most of the package we have, and that's where the satisfaction comes in. Obviously I would like to fight for victories, but the moment is not the right one to do it and we have to have the right target".
His best result came at Baku, in Azerbaijan, after a series of disappointing results, culminating in a frustrating elimination in Q1 a Monaco. A race on a track definitely within reach of French and its AlphaTauri.
Fast curves: enemies of the AT03
One of the reasons the AT03 was so competitive at these two tracks is that he is most comfortable with slow cornering. "Slow corners are our friend, fast corners are our enemy.However, fast corners start at 140 km/h in fourth gear. That's why Montreal didn't do as well as Baku – said Gasly, as reported by the German newspaper Auto Motor Und Sport.
Complicating everything is the close proximity between the teams in the center group. The cars that go from fourth to ninth position are in fact all grouped together, which is why the team, according to Pierre, should be more daring.
“In Baku we showed that we can be the fourth fastest team if we do everything right. But we must be perfect in everything. You can't control bad luck, but mistakes can. We confronted each other before Baku and dealt with everything that went wrong. It served to motivate the team."
Silverstone, a difficult test
The Silverstone layout, unfortunately for Pierre and the team, does not fit the characteristics required by the AT03. Therefore, until the arrival of updates, which can alleviate the suffering of the car on circuits of this type, the intent is to limit the damage as much as possible. The updates should arrive by the end of the break, we'll see if already from Austria next week. Until then, dears Fantasy manager, you'd better keep dear Pierre on the bench.
Statement sources: Formula Passion, Auto Motor Und Sport
