In his past life, the car he would most likely be driving in his debut season, if he did nothing, was the AlphaTauri. It was consistently in a position to fight against Ferrari and McLaren and was sometimes the fourth-quickest car in qualifying pace on average.
Gasly had regularly dragged the car to Q3 and even challenged for the second row at several circuits. The drivers who drove it all described it as one of the most drivable cars on the entire grid, well-connected from high-speed to low-speed corners with a very wide aerodynamic operating window, exactly what a team focused on developing young rookie drivers is supposed to build.
If he let things be, there were still a few races where, with perfect execution, he could fight for a win and even more where he could secure at least a podium.
