Gasly reveals how yellow flags brought out for Hamilton's spin helped him in qualifying

Following a strong qualifying performance in the sprint qualifying session at the Belgian Grand Prix, Alpine driver Pierre Gasly has revealed how yellow flags brought out for Lewis Hamilton's spin helped him in qualifying.

Alpine's Pierre Gasly was among the drivers to deliver a surprise result by finishing eighth in the sprint qualifying session. The Frenchman endured a difficult practice session in which he struggled for pace, but a raft of tweaks to the setup of his Alpine helped him fight for the impressive positions in qualifying.

“We will definitely take that result today and I am happy with our turnaround on a busy Friday. We struggled a little in Practice so we changed the set-up between the sessions and took some downforce off the car in order to maximise straight line speed.

"We had to hang on in the middle sector as a result but that is part of the challenge at Spa, finding the right balance. So, I am very pleased with the work we did as a team between the two sessions to turn things around.

"We squeezed into Q1 – maybe fortunate with the yellow flag for Lewis [Hamilton] at the end of the session – but that is how it goes sometimes.

"Then it was a really good lap in Q2 to reach Q3 and, in the end, eighth on the grid for the Sprint. We will go for it tomorrow and aim to come away with points," said Gasly.