F1Weekly Podcast # 860

NASIR AND THE HOST ARE SO HAPPY ON THE LCH KNIGHTHOOD NEWS WE HAVE ANOTHER QUALITY MOTORSPORTS MONDIAL AND OUR BUDDY IN SCOTLAND BRINGS US MORE GREAT INFO FROM IN THE PIT LANE DOT COM.

AFTER A DISASTROUS TURKEY GP GASLY IS MOVING ON…

Pierre Gasly (#10)
“There’s not much to say about Turkey, it was our worst weekend of the year, which is why I just want to focus on the two rounds in Bahrain. In Istanbul, we couldn’t get the car to work in the cold and slippery conditions, and it was only the second race of the year in which the team failed to score points.
“In Bahrain, at least there shouldn’t be any problems getting the tyres up to temperature! It should see a return to more normal conditions. It’s a circuit that has usually suited our car, especially if we think back to 2018 when I finished fourth, which at the time was my best F1 result. I really like the track. We will be there at a different time of year to normal, as we are usually there in April, but in that part of the world, the temperature change is not so significant from month to month.

“Going back to the Middle East will seem very familiar, as I spent two months there immediately after what should have been the Australian GP, and now we will be there for almost three weeks which means I will have spent almost a quarter of the year in that part of the world. Above all, I’m keen to finish the season by doing as well as possible in these two Bahrain races. We have had a good car and have been competitive at nearly all the races this year. So, I think we have got what we need to fight hard and score points here, even if it’s going to be tricky to move up in the Constructors’ classification. I’ll just focus one at a time in these last three races and see what we can do.

“The Bahrain track itself – at least the version we have raced on before – has got a few straights, which is good for overtaking, helped by the fact it is quite wide. There are some interesting corners and it is quite technical. As for our second race there on the different layout, it’s going to be something completely different to usual as the track is almost an oval. There are just four corners, so it will be a game of slipstreaming, like a mini F1 version of the Indianapolis 500. I’ve done a few laps of it on the simulator and the lap time is under one minute, so dealing with traffic won’t be easy. In qualifying, we will play the team game, towing your team-mate round and then being towed yourself. There will be a lot of slipstreaming in the race, so it will be an interesting experience and a first time for everyone. I think it should be a spectacular race with a lot of overtaking and it will be interesting to see if it is almost too easy to overtake with the DRS.”

Play Podcast: 11-24-20f1weekly860.mp3