Pierre Gasly was delighted to clinch Alpine’s first points of the 2025 season thanks to a P7 finish in the Bahrain Grand Prix, with the Frenchman also left encouraged by the team’s “competitive” performance throughout the weekend.
Having started from P4 on the grid following an impressive Qualifying, Gasly continued to run in the top 10 throughout much of the 57-lap encounter and fended off a chasing Max Verstappen for much of the latter stages, only for the Red Bull to overtake on the final lap to snatch sixth place away.
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While this loss of a position proved frustrating for Gasly, the 29-year-old was pleased with his points result in what had been a marked contrast to Alpine’s performance last time out in Japan.
Speaking to the media after jumping out of the car, Gasly said: “At the moment it’s right after the race and it’s really annoying when you lose a place in the last lap, after just giving so much, like the last 20 laps trying to keep Max behind.
