Gasly makes his move to keep Russell in check on and off the track

MONZA, Italy, Sept 5 : Chess fanatic Pierre Gasly outmanoeuvred George Russell on and off the racetrack on Saturday as the Frenchman caused one of the biggest upsets of the Formula One season by bagging a career-first pole position at the Italian Grand Prix.The Alpine driver beat Russell at chess before qualifying star

Pierre Gasly delivered the biggest surprise pole position in F1 for years in Italy as the leading contenders had scrappy qualifying sessions.

Pierre Gasly felt he was "robbed" on Friday after losing his podium from June's Monaco Grand Prix but turned it around in the most remarkable fashion with pole position for the Italian Grand Prix.

Russell starts second and will still be expected to win Sunday’s 53-lap race.

Pierre Gasly has claimed his first-ever pole position after topping the qualifying session for the Italian Grand Prix

"I like this track," Gasly quipped as he steered his Alpine into parc ferme. Not into the usual enclosure for the rest of the pack, but towards the bollard indicating the number 1 on the Formula 1 grid. Six years ago, Gasly took his hitherto only career win in Monza at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrating o

Pierre Gasly stuns at Monza again with a first-ever pole position for F1’s Italian GP  Toronto Star

Alpine driver takes first pole of his career Russell on front row, Hamilton fifth on grid Pierre Gasly claimed a shock pole position for the Italian Grand Prixat Monza, securing his first Formula One pole and the first for his Alpine team. In a tightly-fought contest the Frenchman just had the edge to take pole over

On the scene of his maiden grand prix win, Alpine driver Pierre Gasly has written another chapter in his Formula 1 career by claiming his first-ever pole position for the Italian Grand Prix. In a thrilling Q3 shootout, Gasly trumped pre-session favourite George Russell by a mere 0.060s to deny the Mercedes driver a fif