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Pierre Gasly says he was “pretty upset” to be hit with a five-second penalty early on in the Dutch Grand Prix, but he felt the score was settled when Sergio Perez received the same punishment a few laps before the end of the race, handing the Alpine star third place.<\/p>\n
Rain heavily disrupted the Grand Prix, which was red flagged with just seven laps remaining. When racing resumed Perez was judged to have sped in the pit lane and was given a five-second penalty. That meant Gasly, who crossed the chequered line in fourth place, was bumped forward one spot.<\/p>\n
“I was pretty upset I had a five-second penalty earlier in the race, so I thought it was 1-1,” Gasly said. “Then I pushed as hard as I could to stay within five seconds and managed to do it. It was a very long race, very challenging from start to finish.”<\/p>\n
He added: “I just want to say LET’S GO! What a race. Coming back from the summer break and it hasn’t been the easiest time of the year. Just trying to improve race by race. It was good to get some time off and come back straight into it. I’m super pleased for all the guys to get P3.”<\/p>\n
Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive F1 news<\/strong><\/p>\n Fernando Alonso finished second and almost made a move on winner Max Verstappen after the restart. He said: “It was a very intense race, obviously in the wet conditions we were fast. We stopped maybe one lap too late but the car was flying today.<\/p>\n “In these conditions you need a car you can trust and I did trust the car today. Today is going to be very special to share the podium with Max and Pierre. I think this is a very special race track. I did think about trying to move in the last restart.”<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n And champion Verstappen said: “Incredible. They didn’t make it easy for us with the weather to make all the right calls. Incredibly proud. I already had goosebumps when they were playing the national anthem before the start.<\/p>\n “Even with all the bad weather, the rain, the fans are still going at it. So an incredible atmosphere. I’m going to enjoy this weekend. It’s always tough. The pressure is on to perform and I’m very happy to win here.”<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/4930022.jpg?r=1693151654558\")
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