Pierre Gasly is the first French to win an F1 GP since 1996. -
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History!
Twenty-four years after the last French victory in Formula 1 (that of Olivier Panis at the Monaco GP in 1996), Pierre Gasly has just achieved a feat by winning the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, ahead of the 'Spaniard Carlos Sainz Jr. (McLaren) and Canadian Lance Stroll (Racing Point).
PIERRE GASLY WINS!
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Gasly (Alpha Tauri), 24, won after a completely crazy race, marked in particular by an interruption after the accident suffered by Charles Leclerc and a podium unprecedented in the history of the discipline. .
" It's incredible.
I am not sure I realize.
It was a completely crazy race, ”said the Frenchman after his victory.
Gasly therefore succeeds Olivier Panis, winner of the Monaco Grand Prix in May 1996. The Mercedes, who started out as the favorites, finished fourth with Valtteri Bottas and seventh with Lewis Hamilton, the latter having received a penalty for taking the route stalls while it was closed.
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