Formula 1 pilots have ‘another life’ beyond the circuits. In some cases it is relaxed – all complications already has the great circus – but in others, such as Pierre Gasly, it is full of surprises.
The leader of the Alpine F1 team is not exactly a fan of the ‘contemplative life. On the contrary, the tricks are sought to get time for other activities that sometimes have nothing to do with the F1, even with the sport. “I invest in things that I do not know thoroughly, such as technology, to enjoy learning from new worlds,” reveals in one of the official podcasts of Formula 1. but also does it with passions that he has been cultivating since childhood. In this case, football.
Co-Propietary of FC Versailles
Gasly, like so many other children, dreamed of being a footballer … but at the same time it was good with the karts. “At 11 I had to choose the way and preferred to continue in karting.” Undoubtedly, the correct choice, in view that in this 2025 it will play its ninth season in the highest category of world motoring.
However, he did not lose his taste for football and, in fact, has continued to cultivate it with the possibilities that his current life allows. “I wanted to maintain the link with football and decided to invest in FC Versailles – the place where he was born – to continue involved. It is a long -term investment because right now we are in the third French division.” A football adventure very similar to that of Gerard Piqué with his Andorra.
“Hopefully one day we get to Ligue 1 [la Primera gala]but I don’t think possible for up to five and eight years. It requires time … and economic investments. Maybe he should talk about it with Flavio Briatore, “he joked the Pupil of the Italian, since last year his boss in Alpine.
Gasly is a soccer fan, a sport he practiced in his infanciared Bull
Soccer and … paddle
The sports concerns of Gasly out of Formula 1 are not finished in football. The Gallic is also the owner of a hexagon cup paddle team (like other sport stars such as Kun Agüero, Robert Lewandowski or Murray) with which the pilot wants to help boost the career of other athletes: “I enjoy from that other side helping with my knowledge as athlete. It is nice to be able to give others to reach others to reach excellence in what they do.” What is clear is that Gasly is not a current F1 pilot …