Gasly says Alpine can still challenge Racing Bulls for fifth

Pierre Gasly says Alpine can still challenge Racing Bulls for fifth in the teams’ championship, despite trailing by 32 points with six rounds remaining. Ahead of this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, he wants Alpine to approach the remaining races one at a time.

Racing Bulls scored 23 points across the Azerbaijan, Bahrain and Singapore triple-header, while Alpine went scoreless. The United States Grand Prix is one of the six rounds left.

Gasly pointed to Alpine’s 2024 double podium in Brazil: Esteban Ocon and Gasly finished second and third, respectively, at Interlagos, and the team scored 33 points in one afternoon. “So it's never impossible.” Gasly called the fight a tough challenge and said Alpine would do the maths at the end of the year.