The Enstone machine has been clearly benchmarked as the slowest in the 2024 field, and that pattern continued in Australia, where Gasly finished 13th and his team-mate Esteban Ocon was 16th after a brake issue caused an extra pitstop.
Gasly says that the speed of the A524 has not compromised his motivation in the cockpit.
“Once I'm in the car, I'm like an animal,” he said. “I want to do the best I can with the package that I have in my hands.
“But even when we do an amazing lap and we are in P14 or do a really good race and you're P13, it's not really the same satisfaction as if you do a really good race and finish either on the top step or P5 with the package you have.
“So as [long] as we learn and we move forward, that's the most important thing. I know the team is working really hard, and I can see some of the directions they're taking to improve the package we’ve got, and I know we'll get better. But it's just got to take time.”
In Melbourne Gasly rose up the order by making a late first stop and following Nico Hulkenberg in the first part of the race, although the German eventually finished four places ahead.
Source: Autosport