Pierre Gasly’s Throttle Stuck in São Paulo GP: ‘The Car Wasn’t Slowing Down’
“The car wasn’t slowing down, so it’s just quite a lot of things we need to have a look at,” summed up Gasly, who also had a moment with Williams’ Alexander Albon during the race.
Key points
- “We found a lot of signs of an aerodynamic issue; the car was doing some very odd stuff in the wet, and we were wondering about starting from the pit lane and changing our rear wing.” Gasly felt the pace in the dry was good during the Grand Prix.
- Image Credit: Alpine F1 Team Gasly Says He Couldn’t Slow His Car at One Point “In the end, it was dry, so we took the gamble to do it, but it just feels like something is not right on the car,” continued Gasly.
- “Max and Lewis seemed like they were racing in a different league at the moment, so we’re struggling with some very odd stuff on the car,” said Gasly to the media.
Pierre Gasly says his throttle got stuck in the F1 São Paulo GP, as Alpine left without points and fell 45 behind Racing Bulls.
His throttle got stuck during the race, as he couldn’t slow the car down.
Additional details
- Gasly Reveals Alpine Thought of Starting From the Pit Lane He pointed to an aerodynamic deficiency as the car just didn’t feel right.
- The fight for fifth in the F1 constructors’ championship is slipping from Alpine’s hands after another zero-point finish in the São Paulo GP, extending the gap to 45 points between the French team and Racing Bulls.
- I don’t know exactly when it started, but my throttle was stuck as well.
- Gasly also had little grip on the intermediate tires at the end of the race.
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