(Pierre Gasly) , what is the story behind this trend in Social Media today?
05-09-2026
Pierre Gasly is trending today because he just took the first pole position of his Formula 1 career in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. @kcf1updateIt was a genuine shock result. Gasly put the Alpine on pole with a last-gasp lap of 1:21.786, beating George Russell by six hundredths of a second. It is the first pole for a French driver since 1997 and Alpine’s first as a constructor (the 52nd if you count the old Renault poles). The fact that it happened at Monza the same track where Gasly scored his only F1 win in 2020 made it even more emotional. rtl.frThe timing added extra drama. Just the day before (Friday), the FIA’s International Court of Appeal reinstated two five-second pit-lane speeding penalties from the Monaco Grand Prix in June. That decision stripped Gasly of the third-place finish he had briefly regained on appeal, dropping him back to seventh and handing the podium to Isack Hadjar. Gasly and Alpine were furious, with the driver saying “they’re stealing from us.” Taking pole 24 hours later felt like the perfect response. infobae.comSocial media exploded with reaction clips of Gasly’s radio, his emotional post-qualifying interview, and memes mixing the “liked by Pierre Gasly” running joke with the unexpected result. The combination of the surprise pole, the historic French angle, the Monza full-circle story, and the fresh Monaco controversy is what turned it into today’s big F1 talking point.