Pierre Gasly of France and Alpine F1 team answer questions in the TV media pen during the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi - Source: Getty
Alpine Executive advisor Flavio Briatore heartily praised Pierre Gasly for his performances in the 2024 season that helped the French team finish P6 in the Constructor's Championship. The Enstone-based made a terrible start to the season as they were plumb last in the first few races.
They did make progress in the middle to move themselves ahead of Kick Sauber to P9 but were still finishing in the final rows of the season. However, after efficiently upgrading the car, especially in the hands of Gasly, they made a resurgent comeback, which included an extraordinary P2 and P3 led by Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly.
While speaking with Le Parisien, Briatore was full of praise for the 2020 Italian GP winner and called him "our driver", saying:
