Pierre Gasly had to go through the pain barrier before securing an eighth-placed finish at Sunday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The AlphaTauri driver bounced back from a disappointing race in Bahrain, where he was also running in P8 before being forced to retire after his car caught fire. But after qualifying ninth at the Jeddah Street Circuit, the Frenchman duly notched his first points finish of the campaign.
It salvaged the day for his team after partner Yuki Tsunoda failed to start, having suffered a suspected drivetrain failure on his way to the grid. However, it's since emerged the afternoon was anything but straightforward for Gasly either.
