Pierre Gasly teases Le Mans talks, applauds Max…

Pierre Gasly has confirmed talks with Alpine to take an opportunity at Le Mans as he shared his support for four-time champion Max Verstappen's recent win on his GT3 debut at the Nordschleife in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie.

The Dutchman took the victory during the break between the Azerbaijan and Singapore grands prix. He raced alongside British driver Chris Lulham, who has been a part of the Red Bull Formula 1 driver's sim racing team, Team Redline, for a long time now. After starting from third on the grid, Verstappen made quick work of securing the lead by gaining the position ahead of Turn 1.

From that point, he continued to extend his lead before handing over to Lulham, who brought it home in first for the duo.

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"I saw some of the highlights," Gasly explained to the media in Singapore. "I did go on the internet to have a look at the race start and looked a few things up to see how it went.

"No, I must say, I find it really cool. It's great for Max to have the opportunity to organise these things. Ultimately, it's great. It got to a point where, for him, he's got his team, he's got his cars, he's got... Let's say, he's got a nice set-up to just go around and actually do this type of racing.

"I think it's great for the sport. And ultimately, I wouldn't mind joining him in the future on some of this racing because I think it's just incredible. Obviously, we like cars, we like racing. I think the fact of taking someone from the sim world as well, it's quite a unique story. I find it's really respectful and really cool from his part to do all these things."

When quizzed on whether his Alpine F1 contract would allow him to race in other series, Gasly added: "I haven't asked if I'll be able to race in a Ferrari. But yeah, I mean, why not? I'm keen on racing, I love that.

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing (Photo by: Alexander Nemenov / AFP via Getty Images)

"For me, at this stage, it's just not that simple to organise this type of thing. If you do it, you want to do it well, right? You want to practice, get some running in the cars. Do it with people that you trust, that can provide a good set-up. I think I just don't have that, so it will just require a bit more energy, etc., which, at the moment, is not the right time. But for sure, hopefully in the near future, it's something that I could explore."

While confirming that he would be interested in taking on the Nordschleife, Gasly added that "there are talks" about taking an opportunity in the Alpine Le Mans car.

"The Nordschleife is an iconic race track. I think it's just insane. There's nothing that comes close to it, really. So yeah, definitely keen on that."

He added: "Yeah, there are talks [about the Alpine Le Mans car]. But again, it's all about finding the right time and the right way of doing it. There are talks, but let's say it's still a long way until we make it something proper."