Pierre Gasly’s eyes gleamed as brightly as Bahrain’s floodlights after his remarkable run to P5 in qualifying at Sakhir.

When Alpine decided to pair Pierre Gasly with Esteban Ocon ... when we were racing on the wet in go-karts, when we were young ...

For the first time since the pair started sharing the Formula 1 grid, Esteban Ocon and Pierre ... Gasly crossed paths as kids and became best friends, spending lots of time together racing go-karts.