F1 News: Jeremy Clarkson Mocked For Complimenting Pierre Gasly And Alpine

Jeremy Clarkson was mocked for complimenting "something French."

Jeremy Clarkson put out an appreciative tweet on X addressing the Alpine F1 team and driver Pierre Gasly for their podium finish in the Dutch Grand Prix last weekend. However, The Grand Tour presenter has been mocked for complimenting "something French." 

Clarkson has been known for posting controversial tweets but this time, a simple tweet from his side attracted a weird comment from someone who thought that the Alpine F1 team was French, apart from Gasly. The tweet was a genuine one as Gasly secured his third-place podium for the team in a time of distress. 

Nice work @PierreGASLY and @AlpineF1Team.

— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) August 27, 2023

Though the tweet is a simple appreciative message for Gasly and his team, a user expressed surprise that Jeremy Clarkson could compliment something despite it being French. Gasly is from France but the Alpine F1 team is based out of Enstone- a village 4 miles east of Chipping Norton in the UK. 

The user wrote:

"Never thought I’d see Jeremy compliment something French.

"Gasly is a very talented driver though."

Never thought I’d see Jeremy compliment something French.

Gasly is a very talented driver though.

— Andrew Lundeen (@TheLundeen) August 27, 2023

Clarkson was quick to cleverly brush him off by correcting him and making it clear that the Alpine F1 team isn't French but, is based in Chipping Norton. He wrote:

“It’s a Chipping Norton team.” 

Maybe, the person fails to understand the difference between the parent company Renault, which is French, and the Alpine F1 team having its base in the UK. 
Clarkson, I suppose, avoided further controversy with the user and ended the matter in a single sentence, which I suppose should serve him right.

GASLY TAKES HIS FIRST 2023 PODIUM

The Alpine driver started in twelfth position at Zandvoort and finished fourth, right behind Red Bull driver Sergio Perez. However, with Perez attracting a pit lane speed penalty, Gasly's position moved one place up, thus landing him third on the podium. 

If Sprint race finishes were acknowledged, this would be his second podium finish as he secured third place in the Belgian Grand Prix sprint race. Gasly revealed that the team 'is headed in the right direction despite the recent major management reshuffle where Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi was moved to work on 'special projects' while team principal Otmar Szafnauer, chief technical officer Pat Fry, and sporting director Alan Permane were asked to resign.