Drivers
Of the 42 points the Frenchman managed last year to sneak into the top 10 of the drivers’ championship, 34 came in the final five rounds. Timing, for the 29-year-old, really was everything.
Was that late-season surge an anomaly? Not for Gasly, who has resurrected his career after his Red Bull chance in 2019 came too early and, in retrospect, ended too soon, 12 underwhelming races with a team that wasn’t yet winning seeming harsh when you consider Sergio Perez’s endless tenure at that same team once it was.
Gasly has become a perfectly dependable racer who’ll sneak an occasional podium or gatecrash the sharp end of Q3. For where Alpine is – and where it’s going, with 2026’s rule reset imminent – that’s more than acceptable for a driver who has become his team’s talisman.
Teammate
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