”24 hours later Ricciardo recorded his best qualifying showing of the season as he put his VCARB01 up into fifth place on the grid.
with Ricciardo passing him for seventh place – while the RB driver was under investigation for a false start.
“There was a lot of contact today so I will need to see if there’s any kind of damage in the car and maybe that was limiting our pace.
Gasly was keen to put the spotlight on the fact that Alpine recorded a double points finish.
The Milton Keynes-based outfit have also brought an enlarged front-brake cooling exit duct in the name of reliability to counter the significant brake demands at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
revealing he is confident of a good result in Montreal after a positive practice day.