Gasly anticipates a ‘complicated’ weekend in US

According to AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly, the Circuit of the Americas’ bumpy nature would result in a “difficult” weekend.

At the United States Grand Prix, Pierre Gasly expects an extremely rough track surface to impair his AlphaTauri’s setup.

For the first time in two years, Formula One returns to the United States, with the event taking place at the Circuit of the Americas, a tricky and bumpy track.

Gasly finished 10th in the 2019 event and is hoping for a better showing this year.

“In terms of driving, the track is really exciting, very fast and I particularly like the first sector, which resembles Suzuka a bit,” Gasly said in his race preview.

“After that, the second sector is a bit slower and more technical. Overall, it’s very interesting, although I think it could be quite complicated this weekend.

“Having watched MotoGP a few weeks back, the bumps which were already pretty bad last time we raced there seem even more severe now.

“It will require some sort of compromise on setup, but we won’t really know until we get there.”

Despite this, Gasly believes the AlphaTauri AT02 will do well, since it has proven to be a versatile and adaptable machine during the 2021 season.

“I’m not particularly worried about it, because our car is working well everywhere at the moment, and we just have to avoid any problems waiting to ambush us, so that we can continue to close in on Alpine in the championship,” he said.

Gasly finished sixth in Turkey last time out, and would have finished fifth if not for a time penalty at the start. After a difficult few races, he was delighted to see AlphaTauri back in the lead.

“What we can take away from the last race in Turkey is that our pure performance was really good and, in qualifying, we were fighting within a tenth of Ferrari and Red Bull,” added Gasly.

“I was very happy with top five in qualifying. The race might have been even better without the penalty, but finishing 10 seconds off the podium behind two Mercedes, two Red Bulls and a Ferrari is really positive.

“It’s nice to confirm that we are back nearer the front of the field once again.”

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