Gasly: ​​“In Miami I wasn’t comfortable in the car, but I think we understood why”

Two consecutive Sprints It’s time to get back on track for the Formula 1 drivers, who will battle on the ‘Gilles Villeneuve’ circuit this weekend for the Canadian Grand Prix. An event which, like the last Miami GP, also includes the Sprint race. In the last one held in the United States, Pierre Gasly had obtained the eighth and final place valid for the points zone, only to end Sunday’s race with a bad accident following a contact with Liam Lawson. The problems in Miami Fortunately, the Frenchman from Alpine suffered no consequences from the incident, and is now preparing for the fifth GP of the season not only to make up for it, but also to put to the test the work done in Enstone aimed at improving the feeling with the car: “I definitely feel ready to get back on track and race again this weekend – he declared – obviously, it was a disappointing conclusion to my weekend in Miami, it’s not how anyone would want to end a Grand Prix, and, fortunately, I’m fine, thanks to the safety of the Formula 1. I’ve had a busy couple of weeks, including driving at a couple of former French Grand Prix circuits, which is always very special for several reasons. I drove the 1979 Renault F1, the RS10, at the Paul Ricard circuit at the Historic Grand Prix, a fantastic and very exciting event. The car won the 1979 French Grand Prix with Jean-Pierre Jabouille and it was great to have his son Victor there to watch me do a series of laps. Then, I was at Magny-Cours for two days of Pirelli wet tire testing. Two fantastic circuits, two very different cars, and it’s just nice to be able to drive in France again, which is quite rare for me these days. Now we head to Montreal, a French-speaking city, for another Sprint weekend the goal is to maintain the momentum as a team and score as many points as possible between the Sprint and the Grand Prix. I’m ready and can’t wait to get back.” Hunting for more points Whoever wants to replicate what was done in Miami is undoubtedly Franco Colapinto. Tenth in the Sprint race (placement not included in the points zone), the Argentine moved up the rankings in the US GP, reaching 7th place and obtaining his second top 10 in this start to the championship: “I’m happy to return to racing in Canada, especially for another Sprint weekend. I really want to give continuity to the excellent weekend in Miami, with our top 10 placings in both qualifying sessions and my best result ever in Formula 1. It’s been a year since my first race with the team and Miami shows that we are on the right path and that we have started the season in a solid way. I have been able to spend some time in Enstone over the last two weeks and we have looked back on the excellent result, as well as focusing on the Montreal race this weekend with some important simulator work. The circuit is very fun, finally a track that I have raced on before, with the long high-speed straights, but also the tight corners and the chicanes where we can get very close to the walls. This is a great source of adrenaline It will be our third Sprint event of the year and, as always, time in the car is the most important thing. We will all work hard to maintain the positive momentum we have in the team and we are aiming for another positive weekend.”

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News , 2026-05-20 22:00:00