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GASLY on a tough but fair duel with VETTL: I could also end up in port

Although the television director did not capture this scene well, Sebastian Vettel and Pierre Gasly staged a tense duel for fifth place, watched from the box by Lewis Hamilton. The duel ended well, but according to Gasly, it could have ended differently.

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Sebastian Vettel is in the race GP Monaco on the streets of Monte Carlo finally won his first points of the season and the first for a new employer team Aston Martin.

With a good strategy, he managed to overtake Lewis Hamilton in Pierre Gaslya. But with the latter, it was a little different. When he came Hag from the pits after changing wheels, he drove sideways Gaslya and at the end of the hill managed to stay ahead of the Frenchman. According to the team racer Alpha Tauri their duel was difficult and sharp, but fair. “To be honest, I went to him and told him I couldn’t squeeze an inch more,”He told colleagues from Motorsport.com.

A scene that the director of the race "shifted" - Sebastian Vettel walked past Pierre Gasly after a stop

Galsy continues: “You know, when you climb up the hills, it’s not really flat. I was hoping Sebastian would give me space, but I didn’t really know it. It was a tight, really hard race, but fair nonetheless. I think if I had been a little more aggressive, I would probably have both ended up in port, yeah, I’m glad we both came out."

According to the Frenchman, who spoke to Vettl after the race, their duel was difficult but fair, which is also proved by their meeting scene.

Za Gaslya sixth place marked his best result of the season. “These were our best qualifiers of the season, as I finished sixth, and I also achieved the best result of the season in the race, so I am satisfied.“Young French is currently in ninth place in the championship, the team Alpha Tauri however, it has also progressed as they are now ahead of AlpineF1.     

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