The Frenchman had run comfortably in the top seven in the first half of the race, before the critical switch to slicks the teams had to make as the track dried out.
But the team went too early with their call because the track wasn’t quite ready for dry tires, and it mixed Gasly well in order. He ended up going home 10th.
After the race, Gasly said he didn’t understand why AlphaTauri decided to bet on when the switch would take place, especially since teams that quit later won so much more.
Speaking after the finish, Gasly said: “I think we didn’t do a good job. We were seventh, ahead of the two Aston Martins, with track position. We had everything in our hands and we threw it away because we decided to box too soon.
“There was no communication or dialogue, which I don’t quite understand the reason for. We took a bet at a time when we didn’t need it. So we boxed, everyone stayed on track and we were overtaken by four cars.”
Gasly says the end result, with late stops like McLaren’s Sebastian Vettel, Lance Stroll and Daniel Ricciardo winning big, was incredibly hard to accept, as it opened the door for Aston Martin to leapfrog his side in the Constructors’ Championship.
Pierre Gasly, Alpha Tauri AT03
Photo by: Red Bull Content Pool
“Obviously I’m very disappointed for the whole team and for all of us because we lost ninth place in the team championship,” he said.
“Daniel was behind us, far behind, [but] stayed on track, as we should have, and finished P5.
“It’s nine points we lost and nine important points. So yeah, I’m just sad. And not happy with our performance.”
Gasly said if the team had asked him about the condition of the track as the stops came, he would have advised them to stay away.
“It was too soon,” he said. “I don’t understand why we did it. I haven’t spoken to them and obviously it’s something we will review.
“They have reason to, but at least we should have communicated and we didn’t.
“In the position we were in, you are ahead of your two main rivals, you have track position in Singapore, the conditions are dry and you know the warm-up is going to be tricky… I don’t see the point of risk like that. And we just gave our position.
AlphaTauri’s disappointment with the result in Singapore was further compounded by Yuki Tsunoda’s crash as he ventured onto the track on slick tires and lost control on a wet section.
The Frenchman had run comfortably in the top seven in the first half of the race, before the critical switch to slicks the teams had to make as the track dried out.
But the team went too early with their call because the track wasn’t quite ready for dry tires, and it mixed Gasly well in order. He ended up going home 10th.
After the race, Gasly said he didn’t understand why AlphaTauri decided to bet on when the switch would take place, especially since teams that quit later won so much more.
Speaking after the finish, Gasly said: “I think we didn’t do a good job. We were seventh, ahead of the two Aston Martins, with track position. We had everything in our hands and we threw it away because we decided to box too soon.
“There was no communication or dialogue, which I don’t quite understand the reason for. We took a bet at a time when we didn’t need it. So we boxed, everyone stayed on track and we were overtaken by four cars.”
Gasly says the end result, with late stops like McLaren’s Sebastian Vettel, Lance Stroll and Daniel Ricciardo winning big, was incredibly hard to accept, as it opened the door for Aston Martin to leapfrog his side in the Constructors’ Championship.
Pierre Gasly, Alpha Tauri AT03
Photo by: Red Bull Content Pool
“Obviously I’m very disappointed for the whole team and for all of us because we lost ninth place in the team championship,” he said.
“Daniel was behind us, far behind, [but] stayed on track, as we should have, and finished P5.
“It’s nine points we lost and nine important points. So yeah, I’m just sad. And not happy with our performance.”
Gasly said if the team had asked him about the condition of the track as the stops came, he would have advised them to stay away.
“It was too soon,” he said. “I don’t understand why we did it. I haven’t spoken to them and obviously it’s something we will review.
“They have reason to, but at least we should have communicated and we didn’t.
“In the position we were in, you are ahead of your two main rivals, you have track position in Singapore, the conditions are dry and you know the warm-up is going to be tricky… I don’t see the point of risk like that. And we just gave our position.
AlphaTauri’s disappointment with the result in Singapore was further compounded by Yuki Tsunoda’s crash as he ventured onto the track on slick tires and lost control on a wet section.