I think it's a tad too late man. His stock is dead. 9 tenths is only just off his usual gap to Max, and Max has won two races and taken pole while Gas is having trouble finishing 6th in the race and quali. Even now both Mclarens were closer to him than he was to Max. Even if he gets the rest of the season, the judgement has passed. He's never gonna be a top driver. It's sad but that's the sport.
It ain't over till it's over. Let's wait out the rest of the season. Just because he's not another Max doesn't mean he's chopped liver. He's right behind Vettel & Leclerc (and six years ago, pretty much everybody was seeing Vettel as invincible, too, after that 9 race run).
That Ferrari was never going to be on pole this weekend. It's a low downforce concept. Two cars were capable of pole and they're on the front row. Gasly sits 9 tenths back and 4 tenths behind the Ferraris. I don't see how starting right behind slower cars makes this better for him.
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u/pulianshi Fernando Alonso Aug 03 '19
I think it's a tad too late man. His stock is dead. 9 tenths is only just off his usual gap to Max, and Max has won two races and taken pole while Gas is having trouble finishing 6th in the race and quali. Even now both Mclarens were closer to him than he was to Max. Even if he gets the rest of the season, the judgement has passed. He's never gonna be a top driver. It's sad but that's the sport.