Sergio’s contract renewal Perez with Red Bull closes the doors of Milton Keynes to Pierre Gasly, who accepted relegation to AlphaTauri in 2019 hoping to one day return alongside Max Verstappen. It certainly cannot be said that the Frenchman played his cards badly: between spectacular qualifying (four times in the second row and a first row in Lusail, albeit taking advantage of others’ penalties), two podiums and the victory in the Monza Grand Prix of 2020, Gasly has given everything to get noticed by Helmut Marko and Chris Horner. The maximum was not enough and now the future prospects of the “Milanese” must change. At the end of 2023 the contract with AlphaTauri expires: once it is over, Gasly will marry elsewhere, perhaps at the Alpine (Fernando Alonso permitting), certainly in an ambitious team.
According to Felipe Massa, the # 10 has shown that he deserves a great team: “It has been showing incredible performance for a long time. He was also very fast in Monte Carlo all weekend, but qualifying didn’t go well, between strategy and red flag. He needs a good car because he is proving that he can drive a high-level car and that he can also fight for victories. He is too good to be ignored by the top teams“, These are the words of the Brazilian a F1TV. The 2008 world runner-up added some comments on Yuki Tsunodawho at the start of the season got off to a better start (or less worse, given that Gasly has only six points) than his teammate: “I think he is missing a little bit of constancy. On some tracks it proves to be fast and very competitive. He is able to do a good qualifying and also a good race, scoring some overtakes. It’s all about consistency at high levels, a very important aspect in Formula 1“.
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