2023-05-06 21:35:54
The two Alpines entered Q3 in Miami, but Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon looked very different at the end of the session.
The harsh words of the boss Laurent Rossi were obviously heard. A week following the Baku nightmare, Alpine finds colors in Miami and placed its two single-seaters in Q3. Confirming the promising pace displayed since the day before by the Enstone single-seater, Pierre Gasly et Esteban Ocon were on point. Even if the fortunes were mixed, given the red flag caused by the accident of Charles Leclerc, the prospect of finally getting a good overall result is real. It will be necessary to confirm in the race and, if he keeps his feet on the ground, Pierre Gasly is naturally delighted with his fifth place on the grid.
“It is sure that it is very pleasant”he breathes into the microphone of Canal +. “First of all, it’s nice to have both cars in the top 10, it shows that we’ve worked well since last weekend, we’ve managed to understand things. Since the start of the weekend, we’ve been a little bit more efficient, so overall I’m satisfied. Afterwards, it’s sure that Charles [Leclerc] helps us a bit in Q3, unfortunately for him, these are things that happen, and we manage to benefit from them. We’re starting in a very good position.”
“Tomorrow I think we have to attack from the start, we will have to pass Magnussen. We know that this is a track that is not easy to overtake. We will have to try, go for the points that hasn’t been able to pick up since the start of the year. We’re both in the top 10, the McLarens are quite far, I think things will happen, there’s Max [Verstappen] who is behind and who will go up. We will seize our opportunities, but very clearly there is a big deal to do tomorrow and we will be present. It’s good for everyone, we needed it following last weekend, but it’s not over, we shouldn’t get excited either, we haven’t scored any points yet. We start in a good position and we will try everything tomorrow.”
The two Alpines entered Q3 in Miami.
Although also relieved by the overall result, Esteban Ocon does not display the same smile as his neighbor in the garage. The tricolor pilot has the feeling that the fate persists. Eighth on the grid, he rails once morest the second attempt, on new tyres, of which he was deprived in Q3.
“It’s great that we came back into the game like that, and we had the speed”he analyzes at the microphone of Canal +. “In Q2 we were 6th so it was really good on paper. Unfortunately I can’t do my lap on new tires at the end, I can just do my lap on used tyres, which doesn’t matter. The speed, we didn’t have it anymore to make a top 5, and even today we don’t do it, for a trifle, and honestly it’s frustrating. It’s going on a bit, the black cat of the season. We’re going to try to go up tomorrow, get back to where we need to be in pure speed, because until Q2 we were really maximizing everything. It’s not our fault today that we’re not where we need to be .“
In the race, he promises to “give everything until the end”even if it means suffering: “Physically I’m super good, the others will have trouble I think”.
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