Formula 1: 5 reasons why the Brazil Grand Prix 2019 was a memorable affair

#2 Ecstasy for Pierre Gasly

Gasly beat Lewis Hamilton in a drag race to the chequered flag to confirm his first F1 podium.

If there is one driver on the grid who could do with a ray of sunshine, it has to be Pierre Gasly. The Frenchman has had a tumultuous 2019, to say the least. It started with him joining Red Bull to replace the departing honeybadger, Daniel Ricciardo. A string of sub-par performances saw him get demoted Red Bull's sister outfit, Toro Rosso, with Alex Albon moving the other way. Despite driving well, he was just not getting the best results.

After the summer break, Gasly kept his game simple and just did not give up. His performances improved as his confidence grew before culminating in a podium that even he couln't describe in words. It was also the team's best result since a young Sebastian Vettel mastered the rain in Monza 11 years ago in 2008.

It has to be mentioned that Gasly was certainly helped by Hamilton's collision with Alex Albon, who seemed destined to finish in P2. That being said, Gasly drove immaculately throughout the race weekend and kept calm during all the chaos and Safety Cars and his podium was thouroghly deserved and one even neutrals could get behind just for the amount of emotion involved.