Pierre Gasly’s race in Hungary came to an abrupt end due to hydraulic issues, despite a strong start. This marks the second consecutive dropout for the French driver, who expressed his disappointment with the team. Despite the setbacks, Gasly remains confident that Alpine can turn things around, provided they seize the right opportunities.
“There are too many problems, too many issues,” lamented Alpine driver Pierre Gasly after the Hungarian Grand Prix. “It’s incredibly disappointing, because despite starting from the pit lane, I was still ahead of Fernando (Alonso) – our strategy was working perfectly. I genuinely believe we could have fought for one or two points.”
Gasly’s A524 Fails to Complete Race Due to Hydraulic Issues
Gasly’s A524 failed to reach the second half of the race. “Today it’s hydraulic problems, during the qualification it was the strategy, and last week I couldn’t race at Silverstone because of the gearbox,” Gasly listed. “There are simply too many problems and I know the team can do much better than this. We need to perform much better as a collective and stop missing opportunities weekend after weekend.”
Gasly Asserts Issues Unrelated to Alpine’s Accelerated Development Process
Gasly emphasized that the problems have nothing to do with Alpine’s accelerated development process. The French racing stable has been behind the facts since the beginning of the season and has therefore introduced upgrades at a rapid pace. “These are different subjects,” assured the driver from Rouen. “Hydraulics and gearbox have to do with reliability, yesterday it was the strategy. I know the team is good enough to prevent this. We just need to focus better, we need to be sharper. We’re having a tough season, but at the moment we’re simply not giving ourselves a chance.”
Teammate Esteban Ocon Also Struggles
While Gasly couldn’t get his Alpine across the finish line, teammate Esteban Ocon didn’t fare much better. The 27-year-old Ocon started in Hungary from P19 and didn’t get further than the eighteenth place in the race.
