Pierre Gasly did not mince words after the Singapore Grand Prix. The Frenchman finished the race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit without scoring any points, ending up in nineteenth place. After a lackluster race, in which he started from the pit lane and was consistently stuck in traffic, the Alpine driver expressed his frustration over the lack of speed of the A525.
It was a tough Sunday for Pierre Gasly in Singapore, who at the winding street circuit of Marina Bay never came close to scoring points. And the Alpine driver had clearly had enough of it. “It was okay, just a boring race,” he said in front of the camera. “We were simply too slow to have a physically challenging race.”
His words were sharp, but the underlying message is clear: things are not going well at Alpine. “At the moment, it’s just not fun to drive. We are simply not competitive enough to really be able to fight. That’s frustrating,” said Gasly. The Frenchman drove almost the entire race without any prospect of a good result. He was stuck in a DRS train behind other cars — without a chance to attack. “You try to put a little pressure on, hoping that the car in front of you makes a mistake. But that’s really all you can do.”
Not Good Enough
Not only was Singapore a disappointment, Gasly admits. “Honestly, the last few weekends have simply not been good enough. It feels like we as a team currently don’t have things in order.” Yet, the Alpine driver wants to look ahead. “We now need to sit down with the team, discuss some things and work on them together. Austin should suit us better as a circuit.”
Alpine has had a disappointing season so far, with few highlights and a lot of internal unrest earlier this year. Gasly’s comments after Singapore are therefore not just a reaction to one race, but to a longer period of underperformance. In Austin, the team gets a new chance — although according to Gasly, some internal discussions will need to take place first before Alpine can seize this opportunity.
