Drivers
Somehow, in a car where his two teammates contributed zero points, Gasly scrounged 22 points out of a machine that was the worst on the grid by some distance, and made Q3 an astonishing 10 times, better than 10 of his peers. That one-lap pace rarely led to significant swathes of points, but that wasn’t the point; the Frenchman, now 30, was one of the few bright lights for a squad that underwent its now customary management upheaval amid persistent rumours that Alpine remains a seller looking out for a buyer.
So good was Gasly that he crept into top-10 driver ratings for multiple outlets despite finishing 18th in the standings, his worst full-season result yet. His attitude, leadership and stability would be assets anywhere, but they’re doubly important for a team craving direction.
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