While Daniel Ricciardo qualified a surprise fourth Gasly is only 11th on Sunday’s grid, while his team-mate Esteban Ocon struggled even more, and couldn’t better 16th in Q1, before gaining a spot from a grid penalty for Yuki Tsunoda.
Gasly, who drove for Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri in Mexico City five times between 2017 and 2022 – finishing as high as fourth two years ago – suggested that the Faenza team has a very specific approach to the track, one that gives it a benefit over rivals, with data suggesting that while the AT04 was lacking compared to rivals on the straights, it is particularly strong in corners.
