Gasly reveals how much success means to Honda

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17:32, 18 Jan 2019

Pierre Gasly has revealed how much Formula 1 success means to Honda.

Gasly joins Red Bull after a season at Toro Rosso and next seasons both teams will be using Honda power outlets.

The French driver has revealed how much Formula 1 success means to Honda, who are trying to get back to the top of the sport.

"In Suzuka in qualifying we were seventh, but should have been P6 or P5," he is quoted by Racefans. "I was losing three-tenths in the straight and I came to see him after quali.

"I was a bit disappointed even though it was a good result. [But] he was almost crying because he didn't manage to give me the full potential of the engine.

"When you see the people you work with so involved in the performance that's always great to see."

It is thought that next season will be a bit of a challenge as Honda still try and develop.

"The development I would say is never consistent.

"Sometimes you don't find anything for eight months and then suddenly they try something on the dyno that works and you get four-tenths suddenly. It's not like a consistent development."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	171
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	131
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	125
4	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	80
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	79
6	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	79
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	73
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	42
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	30
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	16
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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