Talking after the race, Gasly stated: “Yesterday the tempo within the dry was good, I completed seventh. This morning we had a really poor quali, a few incidents, we didn’t get a lap in Q2 so we began far and managed to make 10 positions.
“I’m completely buzzing proper now! I’m simply so happy with the staff. To beat such a troublesome season… it might have been too simple to surrender however we by no means gave up and right here we’re. Each vehicles P2 and P3, a whole lot of factors for the staff and everybody must be very proud right this moment.
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“It’s unbelievable for the entire staff. We had such a troublesome season, we’ve struggled to attain factors. In these circumstances all the pieces was doable. Nobody believed it till the top – two vehicles on the rostrum, I don’t assume anybody would have gotten that on their bingo card forward of this season. It’s simply unbelievable.”
Earlier than this race, Alpine discovered themselves ninth within the constructors’ standings with simply 16 factors however their mighty outcome at Interlagos has propelled them as much as sixth, forward of usually stronger midfield groups like Haas and RB.