Jeremy Clarkson pledges beer to Alpine team if Gasly wins Italian Grand Prix
Jeremy Clarkson promised to give Alpine's Formula 1 crew a case of Hawkstone beer should Pierre Gasly convert his Monza pole position into a race victory.
Pierre Gasly secured his first pole position for Alpine at the Italian Grand Prix qualifying session on Saturday, marking a rare front-row start for the French driver at Monza. In response, television presenter Jeremy Clarkson, who lives near Alpine’s Enstone base, posted on X that the entire team would receive a case of his Hawkstone beer if Gasly turned the pole into a win. > "Right. Pierre Gasly. No pressure but if you translate that pole into a win, the whole team gets a Hawkstone. Go Chipping Norton team," Clarkson wrote.
Clarkson has previously offered similar bets on Alpine’s performance, including a promise to buy the team a pint after Esteban Ocon’s podium finish at Monaco in 2023, which he fulfilled by delivering 1,000 bottles to the factory.
After qualifying, Gasly expressed satisfaction with the result, noting the significance of achieving a pole at the circuit where he won his first Grand Prix in 2020. He said the team had been strong throughout the session and that the lap felt special to him.