Pierre Gasly has insisted that his relatively low position during Friday’s practice for Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix is not representative of his pure pace. Gasly has endured a difficult start to his Red Bull career since stepping up from Toro Rosso as the replacement for Renault-bound Daniel Ricciardo. A communication mix-up in Australia left Gasly out in Q1, from where he struggled to 11th, while in Bahrain he mustered only eighth after weekend-long difficulties with the RB15. Gasly was again in the midfield during practice in China, finishing at the foot of the top 10, nine-tenths adrift of third-placed Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen, but moved to play down his...
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