GP of Styria - Pierre's Debriefing

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After a very promising Friday morning that saw him finish second in FP1, Pierre missed FP2 due to a problem with his power unit and a replacement MGU-K. Despite this, he didn't suffer from the lack of kilometres as he was back in the running in qualifying.

Pierre continued his remarkable qualifying record in 2021 with another solid performance on Saturday, finishing sixth on the grid for the Styrian Grand Prix.

 Sixth place for Pierre Gasly marks the fourth consecutive time and the sixth time this year that he has finished on one of the first three rows of the grid.

"I'm really satisfied with today. We knew it wasn't going to be an easy day, after losing FP2 yesterday, but the car has been incredible all weekend, and I was confident going into qualifying. We showed that this afternoon, we managed to get through Q2 on one set of tyres, which is really good for us, and we're just a few tenths off the front row.I'm really happy with the work the team has done and the improvements we're continuing to make every weekend. 

It's an exciting moment for us and shows that we just need to keep pushing, anything is possible, and I'm looking forward to tomorrow. "

On Sunday, the Alpha Tauri driver suffered a puncture early in the race, causing him to retire. After two consecutive contacts with Charles Leclerc in the first corner and on the straight, Pierre suffered a punctured tyre and damaged suspension, forcing him to retire.

"For sure, it's extremely frustrating not to be able to race. We had a great weekend until today; it wasn't easy, we didn't do FP2, we managed to qualify, and I think looking at what happened today, with the exception of Norris, there was room at least behind Norris to fight for big points. Unfortunately, we didn't even do more than one lap."

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