Miami GP: Pierre Gasly previews maiden race in the Magic City

AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly has looked back on the race at Imola and ahead to Miami in his latest preview comments with the team, as Formula 1 embarks on a brand new race.

The Frenchman will be excited to get going this weekend in the US, as he bids to get back to points-scoring ways after a tough time last time out at the home Grand Prix of the Faenza-based outfit.

Speaking to AlphaTauri’s media team, here’s what he had to say…

“Looking back at Imola, Friday practice went okay, but then we didn’t do a very good job of managing the tyres on the drying track in Qualifying, so we ended up near the back. From then on, we were on the back foot and then there was the collision in the Sprint that meant starting at the back again on Sunday. In the race, I was in a DRS train with Lewis behind me and a Williams in front, so it was a bit annoying. I have to admit I’ve never had much luck in the Sprint races, and I’ve often been involved in some unlucky situations. We couldn’t overtake and that was it. We had some updates, but it was hard to assess them because of the conditions on track, so I’m looking forward to going to Miami to have a normal weekend with three free practice sessions, which will allow us to really do some testing and draw some conclusions.

“On the plus side, it was clear the car was working well, as Yuki demonstrated with a good result. There is clearly some potential in the car, and we can expect to have some nice races. But that won’t happen unless we have a clean weekend, qualifying well and starting as near to the front of the grid as possible. And then it also depends on the type of track and although it will be important to qualify well in Miami, I think it should be possible to overtake there. But