After a nightmarish 2025 season, the French driver is finally stepping out of the shadow of a broken Alpine. The campaign will remain a deep scar on Pierre Gasly's career. Twenty-two points scored. The lowest total of his Formula 1 career. And a car, the A525, unanimously described as the worst on the grid.
À Abu DhabiAs the lights of an endless year went out, it was a gasly Exhausted but lucid, he uttered the most honest sentence of his season: “This is the best night of the year. It's over.. "
A disastrous season, without any breathing room, where nothing worked. Neither the chassis nor the engine. Renaultnor the promised updates. gasly spent the year battling an unpredictable, slippery, capricious machine — a stark contrast to his previous seasons, where he regularly finished in the top 10.
A single ray of light: a 4th place at Bahrain, almost a mirage in an ocean of frustration. The rest? A nightmare. And yet, gasly He refuses to blame blindly. He even emphasizes the collective effort:
"It was very difficult… but everyone held on and gave their best.. "
As we turn the page, gasly He doesn't mince words. In Enstone, he has already launched an appeal tinged with dark humor:
« I told them to keep the car out of my sight next year.I'm sure we can put it in a corner at Enstone. It wasn't the easiest car to drive. »
A polite way of saying: bury her. The end of the season thus becomes a deliverance, almost a mechanical exorcism.
2026: Mercedes under the hood, hope under the skin
With the arrival of Mercedes engines, Alpine Entering a new era. A colossal technical gamble. A necessary risk. gasly He doesn't project himself as a dreamer, but as a pragmatic survivor:
« It's definitely happening. There will be a lot of work to do over the winter. We're achieving all our goals. So very excited for 2026. »
It's a different language than that of 2025: the language of a pilot who wants to believe.
After nearly 50 years, Renault leave her Formula 1A piece of history is fading away. In the dock, tension gives way to nostalgia.
gasly did not hide the emotion of the moment: It was quite an emotional weekend for everyone in the garage »
The faces, the connections, the years shared… none of that disappears with a yellow and black livery. I'm sure we'll see some of those faces in the paddock again."A goodbye, but not a farewell."
The driver is ready. It remains to be seen if the car will be. Pierre Gasly He leaves behind the worst season of his career, but he does not leave behind his will.
The future is opening up, with an engine Classic Mercedes for salea brand new chassis, and the faint hope thatAlpine may finally become the team it claims to be.
Gasley, He has already made up his mind: he won't forget 2025… But he refuses to get lost in it. His story continues. And the paddock will hold its breath. Alpine version Classic Mercedes for sale Will she be able to live up to her pilot?
