The fire could be seen around the airbox above Pierre Gasly cockpit, with AlphaTauri quickly extinguishing the flames & taping up the area.

Pierre Gasly : News | Fire | Girlfriend | Salary | Alpine

Pierre Gasly is a French racing driver, currently competing in Formula One under the French flag, racing for Scuderia AlphaTauri.

Pierre Gasly : News | Fire | Girlfriend | Salary | Alpine

Born 7 February 1996 (age 26)
Rouen, France
         Formula One World Championship               
Nationality  French
2022 team AlphaTauri-Red Bull
Car number 10

He is the 2016 GP2 Series champion, and the runner-up in the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series and the 2017 Super Formula Championship and made his Formula One debut with Toro Rosso at the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix.

He moved to Red Bull Racing in 2019, before moving back after trading with Alexander Albon from Toro Rosso between the Hungarian and Belgian rounds to partner Daniil Kvyat.

Gasly took his maiden, and, as of September 2022, only Formula One victory at the 2020 Italian Grand Prix while driving for AlphaTauri.

News

In a shocking incident during the practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix on Friday, AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly’s car burst into flames after the Frenchman had entered the pit-lane.

Thankfully, the mechanics reacted quickly to put out the fire even as Gasly got himself out of the car in what were terrifying few moments.

 

Pierre Gasly : News | Fire | Girlfriend | Salary | Alpine

A clip of the incident was shared by F1 via their official Twitter handle confirming that Gasly wasn’t injured after his car suddenly caught fire.

“A fiery moment for Pierre Gasly in the pit lane during FP2. The Frenchman escaped the cockpit and injury after his AlphaTauri car suddenly caught fire before the flames were extinguished,” the tweet read.

There has  been no official word from the team so far as to what might have led to the incident. However, Gasly later successfully completed the second practice session.

Pierre Gasly fire

Safety in Formula One has improved dramatically in recent years, and that has saved the lives of many drivers.

Advances in safety and technology probably helped Alpha Tauri driver Pierre Gasly escape without a scratch after his car caught fire during practice for the Singapore Grand Prix.

The images of the official broadcast showed the moment when the flame appeared just behind the head of the 26-year-old French driver, who quickly managed to escape from the cockpit and was unhurt.

At the same time, a member of the team appeared on the scene with a fire extinguisher and ended the danger

British reporter Ted Kravitz spoke to some of the AlphaTauri team to understand the dramatic incident: “The team tells me that the fire started when the fuel vent was connected to the car,” he explained to SkySports.

Pierre Gasly Girlfriend 

It has been rumored that Gasly has broken up with his long-time girlfriend Katerina. Nonetheless, the couple has not spoken about this, so it’s nonetheless a rumor floating on the net. People ought to stay up for the official announcement of their breakup.

Pierre Gasly : News | Fire | Girlfriend | Salary | Alpine

Their relationship obtained right here into most of the people’s eyes because the picture of them collectively was shared on social media platforms. Gasly has moreover posted on Instagram his picture alongside her at Christmas.

Katerine’s age is 23, born on September 18, 1998. It has been reported that she was born in Ukraine. She is a model and a social media influencer in her occupation.

Various sources have claimed that she is half Greek and has been dwelling in Dubai. She was moreover rumored to have dated Lando Norris. It has been reported that she owns Imerelli Jewelry. Her Jewelry sells uniquely handcrafted quite a few ornaments that are trendy amongst the youth of us.

But Katerina is obtainable on Instagram and goes by the name katerinaberezhna. She has around 158k followers and posts pictures of herself in quite a few attire on Instagram.

On her Instagram bio, she has posted a gofundme hyperlink where we can donate money to a refugee from Mariupol and her family. She will also be very energetic in philanthropy work. If any individual wants to go looking out updates about her life and what she is as a lot as, they’ll merely comply along with her on Instagram.

Salary 

Alpha Tauri F1 Team pays Pierre Gasly more than $6 million each year. Pierre Gasly is also entitled for an extra $3 million in bonus compensation based on the amount of victories and podiums he gets.

Gasly started with $1 million in 2017 and $2 million in 2018. He received his highest pay in 2019 at $7 million but soon dropped to $4 million in 2020 and $5 Million in 2021 according to the sources. 

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According to the sources,Pierre Gasly is a fan of McLaren and Ferrari cars, despite being a Scuderia AlphaTauri driver. Pierre Gasly cars collection include McLaren 720S – $1 Million USD, Mercedes-Benz AMG GT – $1 Million USD, Ferrari 812 Red – $950,000 USD, Porsche 911 – $280,000 USD, Audi Q8 – $155,000 USD. 

Alpine 

Alpine boss Otmar Szafnauer says the team have a shortlist of 14 drivers to fill “the best seat open in F1”, with Pierre Gasly heralded by Nico Rosberg as the “perfect” candidate to partner Esteban Ocon.

The French team have an unexpected opening for 2023 after Fernando Alonso signed for Aston Martin, while they then lost a contract battle to McLaren for the services of the previously-announced Oscar Piastri.

Pierre Gasly : News | Fire | Girlfriend | Salary | Alpine

Gasly is the overwhelming favourite to land the seat, and Alpine have been in discussions with Red Bull over releasing the highly-rated AlphaTauri driver, but Szafnauer says the team have a “long list”.

Nico Rosberg: “For me, Pierre Gasly is the perfect choice. I think that’d be the perfect line-up for them”; Alpine want Gasly to fill unexpectedly vacant 2023 seat but deal is dependent on Red Bull signing Colton Herta for AlphaTauri.

“We just want to understand all those that are available,” the Alpine team principal told Sky Sports F1 at the Dutch GP.

By Rishabh

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