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Gasly agitated by tactical blunder in Sochi

Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly was left furious after his AlphaTauri team gambled and lost on tyre strategy during qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix. With the track still damp during the second segment of qualifying, the Frenchman spent the entirety of Q2 on the one set of intermediate rubber. That tactic had worked for the Honda-powered outfit to get both Gasly and team-mate Yuki Tsunoda safely through Q1, but backfired in Q2 as the Sochi circuit continued to dry. Gasly has been a standout in qualifying all season – securing top six grid slots for nine of the prior 10 grands prix – so was visibly angry upon hopping out of the car with an equal-worst starting position in 2021 of 12th....
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