In the round-up: Pierre Gasly suffered another problem with his Alpine in yesterday’s Belgian Grand Prix.
In brief
Alpine “just do too many mistakes”
Gasly, who retired from the two races before the Belgian Grand Prix with technical problems, said he was “very not happy” after suffering more trouble with his car during yesterday’s race.
“We have engine problem the whole afternoon,” said Gasly, who finished 13th. “I’m losing seven tenths down the straights every lap [with an] engine temperature issue.”
That was only the beginning of Gasly’s problems, he explained. “The steering isn’t straight the whole race. We missed the right strategy. We just do too many mistakes.
“The last three weekends have been absolutely frustrating. We just are not on top of what we should be, basically. I know the guys can do a lot better than that.”
He said Alpine need to regroup after going into the summer break eighth in the championship. “It’s been a tough start of the year. We scored roughly 10 points as a team and we must do a lot better than that. So it’s important we regroup together and we make sure the second part of the year is better.”
Piastri explains jack man drama
Oscar Piastri admitted he “went in a bit hot” when he knocked his jack man during his second pit stop in the Belgian Grand Prix.
“I felt like on Friday there was a lot of grip in the pit lane and I was kind of always undershooting the box,” he explained. “Even my first pit stop I probably undershot it a little bit. I had to brake a little bit, with Lewis [Hamilton] coming out, so maybe I was coming in a bit slow.
“But the second one clearly was a little bit overdone. It wasn’t my finest moment. I don’t think it really cost much in the scheme of things. I think it meant I probably would have just been stuck behind Lewis and George for another lap or two at the end. But obviously, something I want to tidy up for all the other races.”
Piastri finished third and was promoted to second by George Russell’s disqualification. Asked whether that had been one of his best performances he replied: “I would say so, I’m not sure my front jack man agrees.”
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