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Daily Mirror
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
F1 star 'in a lot of trouble' and branded 'idiot' for 'dangerous' Monaco GP act
A dramatic crash in the early stages of the Monaco Grand Prix led to one Formula 1 star nursing a heavily damaged car back to the pits in what was dubbed a 'dangerous' stunt Sky Sports pundits were all in agreement that Pierre Gasly is likely to be "in a lot of trouble" after a "dangerous" stunt during the Monaco Grand Prix. The Frenchman was involved in the big incident of Sunday's race, slamming into the back of Yuki Tsunoda heading into the chicane after the famous tunnel section of the track. The Red Bull seemed to escape without too much damage, but the same could not be said of Gasly's car. The entire front left corner of the Alpine was destroyed, with the wheel snapping off and only staying attached to the car because of a few wires. Gasly kept the car going and managed to nurse it back to the pit lane, despite reporting that he had no brakes. And that became evident when he missed the Alpine pit box entirely while trying to stop the car. The fact that he did not pull over and stop the car at the first opportunity did not go down well with the Sky Sports presenting team. "You are absolutely told to park them straight away," said Martin Brundle in co-commentary. "There's debris everywhere, and this is a big risk for a puncture for the leaders. What happened is he lost the tail under braking. He so nearly took his team-mate [Franco Colapinto] out as well. He locked the rear axle, Gasly, and couldn't slow down. He will be in a lot of trouble for that." Colleague Ted Kravitz, Sky's pit lane reporter, completely agreed and added: "That was so not on, and so dangerous for everyone else. I think that will be a penalty for Gasly, or Alpine, or both. He should not have continued on." Tsunoda was angry, yelling over the radio: "Is he an idiot? What is he doing?" But, speaking in the media pen after climbing out of his car, Gasly accused the Japanese Red Bull driver of moving under braking, suggesting his rival and friend was responsible for the collision. But before he was able to give that interview, the Frenchman had to get out of everyone's way in the pit lane. Because of his damaged brakes, he was unable to stop in the Alpine pit box and eventually came to a stop outside the Williams garages. That led to the pit lane entry being closed by race control. That step they had to take as the stricken Alpine was blocking the Williams pit box, meaning their cars would not have been able to make a stop and so action was taken to make sure no-one could enter the pit lane until the damaged car was removed. For the first half of the race, Gasly was the only retiree until Fernando Alonso suffered an engine failure while running in the top 10. That unlucky outcome means the Aston Martin driver is still without a single point after the first eight rounds of the 2025 campaign.
Scottish Sun
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- Scottish Sun
F1 chaos with Pierre Gasly ‘in a lot of trouble' after entering Monaco pit lane after big smash despite having NO BRAKES
BANG IN TROUBLE F1 chaos with Pierre Gasly 'in a lot of trouble' after entering Monaco pit lane after big smash despite having NO BRAKES Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) PIERRE GASLY'S Monaco Grand Prix ended in disaster after a smash that left him without brakes. The Alpine driver collided with Yuki Tsunoda when coming out of the chicane and his front left tyre was left clinging on. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Pierre Gasly's car was left severely damaged Credit: AP Debris covered the track and the leaders narrowly avoided a puncture. Rather than head for the nearest emergency exit, Gasly somehow managed to make it to the pit lane. But his brakes were not working and the Frenchman was not able to stop in front of the Alpine garage. Sky Sports pundit Ted Kravitz said: "Gasly can't stop. He's got no brakes. That was so dangerous, so dangerous." His colleague Martin Brundle blamed Gasly for the smash, claiming he would be "in a lot of trouble for that". He has since been "noted" for the collision and faces an investigation. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY.. The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunFootball.
The Irish Sun
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Irish Sun
F1 chaos with Pierre Gasly ‘in a lot of trouble' after entering Monaco pit lane after big smash despite having NO BRAKES
PIERRE GASLY'S Monaco Grand Prix ended in disaster after a smash that left him without brakes. The Alpine driver collided with Yuki Tsunoda when coming out of the chicane and his front left tyre was left clinging on. 1 Pierre Gasly's car was left severely damaged Credit: AP Debris covered the track and the leaders narrowly avoided a puncture. Rather than head for the nearest emergency exit, Gasly somehow managed to make it to the pit lane. But his brakes were not working and the Frenchman was not able to stop in front of the Alpine garage. Sky Sports pundit Ted Kravitz said: "Gasly can't stop. He's got no brakes. That was so dangerous, so dangerous." His colleague Martin Brundle blamed Gasly for the smash, claiming he would be "in a lot of trouble for that". He has since been "noted" for the collision and faces an investigation. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY.. The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video . Like us on Facebook at Most read in Motorsport
Daily Mirror
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mirror
F1 star says 'I couldn't avoid it' after hitting a rabbit in Imola GP practice
The Formula One circus swings into Imola this weekend, though one driver had an unfortunate incident during Friday's free practice sessions as the Emilia Romanga Grand Prix got underway Alpine star Pierre Gasly insisted there was nothing he could do to avoid running over a rabbit during the first practice session at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Gasly has endured a miserable season, picking up just seven points from the first six races. He enters this weekend's race in Imola with a new team-mate in the form of Franco Colapinto and a new team boss in Flavio Briatorie. It appears the fiery Italian has had an immediate impact since replacing Oliver Oakes. Gasly came home in a solid sixth place in Free Practice One, before landing the third-quickest time in Free Practice Two. But the Frenchman was forced to recover from a bizarre incident during first practice. During the opening session, Gasly's car collided with a rabbit which had been crossing the track. The animal made a massive impact with the front of the Alpine car. Gasly insisted afterwards that he had been unable to avoid the incident. But he hailed his team for repairing the car quickly enough for it to come home in an impressive third place in the second session. He said: 'Very sadly, I couldn't tell if it was a small cat or a big rabbit - it turned out it was a big rabbit - just jumping across the track. I couldn't avoid it so I had quite a big impact on the front wing. "Unfortunately that was it for the rabbit and for the front wing it was not ideal. Not the end of the session we wanted. I must say it's quite unfortunate. Obviously we always try to look after our parts and do the best job we can. "So when such things happen it's not great. Quite a bit of damage on the front wing and the floor but the guys managed to do great work to repair it. But I think we could have done without it.' McLaren scored a one-two in both of Friday's sessions, with Oscar Piastri twice leading Lando Norris. And having finished just behind the duo, Gasly was left hailing his 'best Friday' of the year so far. 'It's been a very, very good Friday. From the first lap I could tell the car was in a much better place than in Miami. I'm glad we managed to answer some of the question marks we had after the last race," Gasly added. "Very pleased with the feeling in the car, the car reacts the way I want. I'm really able to be at the limit and push it to the maximum, so it's a nice feeling. The performance is there, obviously we know from Friday to Saturday the others usually keep a bit more in their pocket. "But I think it's quite fair to say it's probably been the best Friday so far this year. We know that the field can have all come slightly closer together on Saturday. "But, with what I'm feeling at the moment, if we manage to keep that momentum, find a little bit more pace for tomorrow, I think we should be in the mix for the top 10 which is exciting. I'm pleased and excited to see the rest of the weekend.'
Scottish Sun
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- Scottish Sun
F1 star Pierre Gasly left horrified after ‘running over RABBIT' during Imola Grand Prix practice
Find out what the Frenchman said about the 'unfortunate' incident 'it's quite unfortunate' F1 star Pierre Gasly left horrified after 'running over RABBIT' during Imola Grand Prix practice Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) FORMULA ONE star Pierre Gasly suffered damage to his Alpine F1 car after hitting a RABBIT during first practice at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Frenchman was the shock package of Friday practice at Imola as he backed up his sixth-quickest time from FP1. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Pierre Gasly suffered damage to his Alpine F1 car after hitting a rabbit He ended the day with the third-fastest time in FP2, just 0.276s behind McLaren's Oscar Piastri. But Gasly suffered a bizarre setback in the first practice session when he accidentally hit a rabbit - which caused damage to the front wing and floor of his Alpine. He said: 'Very sadly, I couldn't tell if it was a small cat or a big rabbit - it turned out it was a big rabbit - just jumping across the track. 'I couldn't avoid it so I had quite a big impact on the front wing, which, unfortunately that was it for the rabbit and for the front wing it was not ideal. READ MORE F1 NEWS OPEN TO ALL Russell warns Mercedes 'nothing is out of the question' with future uncertain 'Not the end of the session we wanted.' Asked how much damage was done, Gasly replied: 'I must say it's quite unfortunate. "Obviously we always try to look after our parts and do the best job we can, so when such things happen it's not great. 'Quite a bit of damage on the front wing and the floor but the guys managed to do great work to repair it. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS "But I think we could have done without it.' Despite the sad rabbit strike, it was the "best Friday of the year" for Gasly, who was a surprise third, ahead of George Russell's Mercedes, Max Verstappen's Red Bull and both Ferraris. Lewis Hamilton fumes 'have a tea break while you're at it' at Ferrari staff and refuses to apologise in Miami GP bust-up He said: 'It's been a very, very good Friday. From the first lap, I could tell the car was in a much better place than in Miami. 'I'm glad we managed to answer some of the question marks we had after the last race. Very pleased with the feeling in the car. 'The car reacts the way I want and I'm really able to be at the limit and push it to the maximum, so it's a nice feeling and the performance is there. 'We know from Friday to Saturday others usually keep a bit more in the pocket but I think it's quite fair to say it's probably been the best Friday of the year.'
