When his schedule allows him between two Grands Prix or during the off-season, Pierre Gasly is a regular at the Parc des Princes.
A big supporter of PSG, close to certain players like Kylian Mbappé, the Alpine driver should now also become a regular at the Jean-Bouin stadium, a few meters from the Park.
In recent days, Pierre Gasly has indeed become a minority shareholder in the capital of FC Versailles alongside owners Alexandre Mulliez and Fabien Lazare.
If the pilot did not wish to reveal the percentage of his capital participation, it remains significant.
A great fan of Formula 1 and motorsport, the president of Versailles came into contact with the 28-year-old driver through mutual acquaintances.
While the sporting situation has improved since the arrival on the bench of Jean-Luc Vasseur (7 points out of 9), Alexandre Mulliez did not hide his satisfaction when announcing the arrival of this prestigious new shareholder.
“Gain visibility in France and internationally”
“We were looking for a high-level French athlete who shares our values to gain visibility in France and internationally and improve our performances, gaining marginal gains,” he explains.
We had checked off a list of around ten names.
But we didn't need to go any further.
From our first meeting, Pierre immediately clicked.
He will bring us his very high level knowledge, his humility.
It fits perfectly into our target, 15-25 year olds.
It's someone who obviously speaks to them.
I am certain that our collaboration will be fruitful.
As a long-time Formula 1 enthusiast, I am lucky to have Pierre by our side to achieve all our goals.
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With the arrival of Pierre Gasly, Versailles also remains in its objectives of keeping French shareholders.
“We aim to become the first entirely French Parisian club, owned by French people,” continues Alexandre Mulliez.
Our approach is both family-friendly and innovative, breaking with conventions, leveraging technology to obtain certain competitive advantages.
Our model is based on mutual cooperation, humility and seriousness.
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“I always wanted to get involved in professional football”
For his part, Pierre Gasly, who played football at home near Rouen from the age of 5 to 11, before turning entirely to karting, wishes to invest in a football club and bring his expertise acquired over the years in motorsport.
He was therefore won over by the dynamism and innovative ideas of the owners of FC Versailles.
“I am delighted to get involved with FC Versailles because I have always wanted to get involved in professional football.
With Alexandre and Fabien, we share values, ambition and a keen competitive spirit which will allow us to positively develop the club.
This is the start of a very beautiful story.
Go Versailles!
», Declares Pierre Gasly in the Yvelin club press release.