MONZA: Pierre Gasly secured a maiden Formula One triumph on Sunday (Monday in Manila) when he won a tumultuous Italian Grand Prix for the Alpha Tauri team after crashes, penalties and safety cars had tipped expectations upside down at Monza. “It was such a crazy race,” said Gasly. It was the Alpha Tauri outfit’s second win on Italian soil — the first having been scored for them when they raced as Toro Rosso by Sebastian Vettel, his maiden F1 win in a rain-hit race in 2008. Gasly, who was dropped by Red Bull to rejoin the junior sister team last year, jumped for joy as he leapt from his car, was the first French driver to win a Grand Prix since Olivier Panis was triumphant at the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix. Hamilton also had the fastest lap of the race as he finished ahead of Esteban Ocon in the second Renault, Daniil Kvyat in the second Alpha Tauri and Sergio Perez in the second Racing Point.

Source: Manila Times September 07, 2020 16:30 UTC