Gasly impressed by Alpine

Pierre Gasly has changed dimensions. After having carried AlphaTauri at arm’s length during the last six seasons, the French driver joined Alpine and his compatriot Esteban Ocon. On the sidelines of the presentation of the A523 this Thursday in London, the winner of the 2020 Italian Grand Prix confided what were his first impressions on his arrival in a team supported by a manufacturer.

” I have to say I’m extremely impressed with what I saw from the team at Enstone and Virysaid Pierre Gasly in remarks collected by motorsport.com. Working with a builder opens a lot of doors, I realize all the potential there is to unleash. No wonder they’ve been making progress over the past few years. “While Alpine fought all season 2022 with an engine of uncertain reliability, the native of Rouen is confident about the solutions found by his new formation. ” I know they have worked very hard this winter to resolve all these glitches “, he added.

” There is no limit “

While Luca de Meo and Laurent Rossi announced that the objective was to reduce the gap on the three top teams, Pierre Gasly is on the same wavelength. ” The objective is clear: at least maintain this fourth place, reduce the gap on the Top 3, and personally, I hope that even better things await us., assured the Norman. In any case, I will really do my best to lead Alpine to the top. “Aware that Red Bull Racing, Ferrari and Mercedes “have not spent the winter sleeping and will bring very fast cars”, Pierre Gasly has confidence in the work of Alpine to improve the basis of work that was the ‘A522 used last year.

” We know what we’ve done, we know we can close the gap, and I trust our staff, their mentality and all the processes that have been put in place to be able to achieve very good performance,” he said. For the tricolor pilot “ nothing is impossible in view of the means deployed by Alpine to climb the hierarchy. “There is no limit, there is no ceiling, unlike what I have known in the past, he summarized. That’s why I’m extremely excited here. An enthusiasm that will have to be compared with reality from the first Grands Prix of the season.