Pierre Gasly said he was “really weakened” by illness and “stayed at home”, saying he was “far from his best” after the first day of the Italian Grand Prix.
Pierre Gasly was absent from track work and the drivers’ press conference for Thursday’s F1 Italian Grand Prix due to poor health. AlphaTauri said it followed doctors’ advice, but declined to provide further details.
However, rumor has it that Pierre Guthrie was transferred to the Alpine F1 team, and there was also an opinion that it was a ‘fake illness’ to avoid it.
Pierre Gasly returned to the track for FP1 and FP2 on Friday. Although he was not in his best shape yet, he admitted that it was nice to be able to get out of the house and back in the car.
“It’s getting better. I have to say the last few days have been really tough,” Gasly told F1.com.
“I was really sick and stuck at home. I was really weak. The first thing I have to say is that I’m happy to be in the car and driving.”
“I’m not on the right path, but at the moment I’m better and I know that tomorrow I can take another step in the right direction, so that’s positive.”
Pierre Gasly finished 13th in FP1 before dropping back to FP2. Pierre Gasly, who won Monza in 2020, admits there is no ‘magic’ solution to the problems AlphaTauri has faced throughout the season.
“Compared to the past few weeks, there is no magic solution,” Gasly said.
“We know where we are struggling and it’s the same with FP1 and FP2, so we have some work to do.”
“There are a few quirks with the car that we need to analyze and work on, so it will be a busy night.
AlphaTauri faces the challenge of starting from the back of the grid with Yuki Tsunoda receiving a penalty and one of his drivers finishing in the points position, but Pierre Gasly has the potential on offer in qualifying. I’d like to use some tow.
“At the moment we know we’re still on the edge of the top ten,” Gasly said.
“So we have to put together everything we have.”
“Yuki will receive a penalty.
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