Marko Hanželic
"Pierre drove a really brilliant race." That's how it sounds emotional outburst team boss AlphaTauri, by Franz Tosta, who won with his team for the second time GP of Italy. The 64-year-old analyzes the race with Austrian pragmatism and stoic serenity.
“The team did a fantastic job. Pierre drove a great race. I must also say that we have been quite competitive since our first training session on Friday this year. We were always fourth, fifth and sixth. And we had that. It feels like we have a fast car, ”is after the great victory Tost told for Sky TV.
And really, gasly he marked Friday in Monza after the first two training sessions "Best Friday of the season". Alpha Tauri AT01 according to the Frenchman "Felt really good" on long planes and a few bends in Royal Park in Monza. He was also satisfied with the tenth place in the qualifications, but on the plane he did not have the right chances against the competition in the image McLaren in Renault.
In the race, the picture was reversed: Gasly succeeded by the end of the race to hold Carlos Sainz at a distance and reach your first great triumph in Formula 1. Before that, he came to the lead only after early onset, the safety car stage and red flag (Charles Leclerc accident). Error Lance Stroll on restart and penalty for Lewis Hamilton they allowed him to decide the race in his favor.
“We were lucky with the red flag, also because of the penalty for Hamilton. Pierre drove a fantastic race without a single mistake. He could keep his distance from Carlos and control everything. ” Tost he explained after the race that he was McLaren na Gasly put pressure in particular in the first sector and especially in the last rounds.
"Sainz drove with fewer wings," says the team boss Alpha Tauri. Therefore, the Spaniard was faster at the start of the round. “But we were better in the second sector. And if you can't get close enough in the second sector, you're too far away, even in Parabolica and then in the breeze to be able to overtake. ”
This was ultimately a big advantage for Gasly. “We knew this because we were driving ourselves with a little bit more wings. Yesterday we decided to go with this extra wing. We took a risk, also in terms of tire wear - and we succeeded, ” he says contentedly, but anything but euphoric Franz tost.
