Formula 1
Following Sergio Perez’s last extension with Red Bull until 2024, it is now clear that Pierre Gasly’s future will not be written alongside Max Verstappen. While the French dreamed of having a second chance at Red Bull, this will not be the case. Gasly’s future then found itself at the center of rumours. But an answer has just fallen for 2023.
A few weeks after the extension of Max VerstappenRed Bull settled the issue of the Dutchman’s teammate. Whether Sergio Perez currently occupies the second seat in the team, there was talk of a possible return of Pierre Gaslywhich does very good things with Alpha Taurihe who is under contract with Red Bull. Thus, there was talk of a second chance for the Frenchman, but that will not be the case. Indeed, the Austrian team decided in favor of the Mexican, recent winner of the Monaco Grand Prix. Sergio Perez has thus signed a contract extension, being now bound until 2024. What seal at the same time the future of Pierre Gasly. He will not return as a teammate of Max Verstappen. But at 26, the tricolor pilot is ambitious and wants to see higher thanAlpha Tauri. Thus, there was talk of a possible departure from Gasly for next season. Some rumors then sent him to McLaren instead of Daniel Ricciardo or even at mercedes to replace Lewis Hamilton. ” I don’t know if you can call that a favorable position. But for now, for sure, beyond 2023, I’m considering all options, because I have nothing after that. So for now, it’s “we’ll see”. These are things we need to discuss with Helmut Marko “, recently explained Pierre Gasly about his future.
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“It’s 100% confirmed”
Where will be Pierre Gasly next season? This Saturday, on the sidelines of Canadian Grand Prix, Franz Tostboss ofAlpha Tauri, sold the wick for the future of the French. And in 2023, it is still at the wheel of his current single-seater that Gasly will be. ” He will be a driver for Scuderia AlphaTauri in 2023. It’s 100% confirmed. He has a valid contract. There’s nothing more to say “, thus released Tostreported by Motorsport. So there are obviously no more questions to ask about the future of Pierre Gasly. A team change is therefore not on the agenda for the coming season.
Subsequently, the boss ofAlpha Tauri looked at the performance of Pierre Galsy. He then explained: Peter has made great progress. I must say that he shows fantastic performances. Unfortunately, at the beginning of the season we had a lot of reliability problems. It wasn’t his fault, it was the team. And I’m really happy that now, at least in Baku, he was able to show how good he was, hoping that we will give him a competitive car for the rest of the season. Pierre has the capabilities to be at the forefront, it’s just up to us to really give him a competitive car “.