F1 News: Pierre Gasly Speaks Out On French GP Return - "Pushing Stefano Domenicali"

Pierre Gasly calls for the French Grand Prix to return to the F1 calendar.

Pierre Gasly has spoken out on the possibility of the return of the French Grand Prix. 

This comes after F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali revealed that the need for two Italian races is being reviewed, which could see the return of another race or the introduction of a new one in the future.

Gasly is not alone in his hopes to see the French Grand Prix back on the calendar with fans often calling for the same on social media. The sport last raced at the Paul Ricard circuit in 2022.

During an exclusive interview organised by Binance with F1 Briefings, Gasly spoke about his hopes for the return of the French Grand Prix. He explained:

"I’m not going to lie, I was sad when I saw the French Grand Prix wasn’t going to be on the calendar. It’s just such a unique experience to be able to race in your home country in front of your home crowd.

"It is a unique feeling which I was lucky to experience because I know some French F1 drivers didn’t have a home race for most of their career before that. I will definitely be the happiest if it does come back into the calendar and just being able to get even closer to the French fans that have supported me since I started and even the ones which have joined during the journey."

Gasly went on to add that he is and will continue to push Domenicali about it whenever he sees him. The French driver continued:

"I’m definitely pushing Stefano [Domenicali]. Whenever I see him I always try to slide in a sneaky message. Even if it is just a little help to push the French Grand Prix and the interest from all of the French fans because it’s part of our DNA always.

"Motorsport is huge in our country. We have a French manufacturer, a French team, two French drivers, two and a half with Charles [Leclerc] which I still don’t know if he wants to be called French but I still like to call him French.

"It will definitely be nice to see it back."