Pierre Gasly

Along with the joy of his maiden podium finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix, Gasly suffered some dark days as well in 2019 after being dropped mid season by Red Bull and then losing close friend Anthoine Hubert.<br>Reflecting on events, Gasly said there was a sense of things not feeling real at times, such were the extremes that he endured.<br>“It’s been almost like a Hollywood movie,” Gasly ...

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Having been dropped from the Red Bull programme late in 2017 Kvyat returned to the former Toro Rosso outfit last season after a year on the sidelines as a simulator driver at Ferrari.<br>He was then joined in the second half of the season by Gasly after the Frenchman was replaced at Red Bull Racing by Alex Albon.<br>With no qualified candidates in Red Bull’s junior ranks, the Faenza outfit ...

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Being Max Verstappen's teammate at Red Bull was always going to be the toughest job on the grid. Having to partner the Dutchman unexpectedly after just one full season did nothing to alleviate the challenge for Pierre Gasly, who was promoted to a Red Bull drive after Daniel Ricciardo decided to move to Renault against all expectations.<br>Even Red Bull boss Christian Horner admitted Gasly's ...

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A hit from Stroll's Racing Point in the opening corner of the race turned Gasly's Toro Rosso, whose left front impacted with the other Racing Point car of Sergio Perez as a result.<br>This damaged Gasly's front wing and nosecone, and though he made it back to the pits, he was already marooned a lap down by the time the damaged parts could be replaced.<br>With Gasly not contending for points ...

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Gasly spent the first half of the 2019 season with RBR, logging a best finish of fourth at Silverstone, before being replaced by Alex Albon after the summer break.<br>Marko says that the Frenchman, who took a sensational second place in Brazil, has got his career back on track after his demotion.<br>“He’s recovered, and now we see the real Pierre,” Marko told Motorsport.com. “We always ...

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The Frenchman drove brilliantly at the Brazilian Grand Prix to take the first podium finish of his F1 career with second place behind Max Verstappen.<br>And after a season where he was dropped by Red Bull over the summer break and moved to Toro Rosso because of poor results, it marks an amazing turnaround for the youngster.<br>Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says that key to what has happened ...

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Gasly started 2019 alongside Verstappen at Red Bull, but struggled in his first year with the senior team and was demoted back to Toro Rosso during the summer break, swapping places with Alex Albon.<br>Since returning to the junior team Gasly has been in strong form, earning praise from Red Bull team boss Christian Horner for his 'exceptional' driving, and on Sunday he was on course to finish as ...

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The 23-year-old racer, who is contesting his second full campaign in grand prix racing, was unable to score a podium in his 12 races with Red Bull’s main team this year, and was replaced by Alex Albon after the summer break.<br>But a race of high attrition among the top cars in Brazil gave Gasly a shot at a milestone result in Toro Rosso machinery, and when Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton clashed ...

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Poleman Verstappen had to pass Lewis Hamilton on track twice to score his third victory of 2019, while Gasly beat Hamilton in a drag race to the line after being handed second place when Hamilton and Alex Albon collided on the penultimate lap.<br>A collision between teammates Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc caused a safety car and set up a four-lap climax to a thrilling race, with Albon in ...

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Gasly was promoted to the senior Red Bull team for 2019 to replace Renault-bound Daniel Ricciardo alongside Max Verstappen, but struggled to adapt to this new environment.<br>Red Bull dropped him to Toro Rosso for the Belgian Grand Prix onwards, swapping him with F1 rookie Alex Albon, and Gasly has been confirmed at the junior team for 2020 as Albon has been picked for a full-season Red Bull drive ...

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Perez’s Racing Point was tapped into a spin by Gasly and came to a rest in the barriers on what was supposed to be the final lap of the race, after Perez had tried to pass the Toro Rosso for eighth place round the outside of Turn 2.<br>An error with the chequered flag light panel meant that the race results were ultimately taken at the end of the previous lap, allowing Perez to retain ninth ...

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Gasly had been promoted to the main Red Bull team for his second full season in F1 to replace Daniel Ricciardo, but was forced to make way for Alex Albon after a thoroughly underwhelming 13-race stint.<br>Yet the Frenchman’s relative form has improved since he found himself in an STR14, as he scored points in two of the three races so far and has matched up well against team regular Daniil ...

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Gasly has admitted that it was taking him time to adjust to a different car after making the switch before the Belgian GP, where he nevertheless scored points first time out with ninth.<br>In Singapore, the Frenchman had a strong weekend, finishing eighth having run in second place behind Antonio Giovinazzi for several laps after the leading group pitted.<br>"I didn't really manage to drive the ...

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Vettel spun early in the race at Monza and was left sideways to the track at the high speed Ascari chicane. Unable to see to his side, he slowly nudged back on the circuit but made contract with the unsighted Stroll, who himself was then spun.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Stroll "quite upset" with Vettel over Monza run-in<br>Why Vettel is closer to an F1 ban than you may think<br><br><br>Moments later ...

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The first round comprised of three races, the first two of which were won by series debutants Ferrari while Red Bull’s Frederik Rasmussen triumphed in the third and final race of the event. Defending champions Mercedes struggled with the increased competition and sits eighth in the teams’ championship after the opening event. <br>Gasly attended last year’s Pro Draft where he welcomed ...

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Gasly started his karting career alongside Hubert, who lost his life in a Formula 2 crash at Spa last Saturday.<br>The two were friends of 14 years and were schooled together and lived together during that time.<br>Gasly had carried a “RIP Tonio” sticker above his visor and "Racing for Anthoine" on the chin of his helmet in the Belgian Grand Prix. <br>His helmet designer Adrien Paviot was then ...

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Hubert passed away aged 22 during the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, after a crash in the F2 support race on Saturday.<br>While Gasly had been a few steps ahead of Hubert on the single-seater ladder all throughout his junior career, the two had been part of the French motorsport federation FFSA’s junior programme – and speaking after the Belgian GP, Gasly described Hubert as one of his closest ...

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While the Milton Keynes-based outfit appeared ready to give Gasly more time to recover after a disappointing first half to the campaign, it announced early in the summer break that the Frenchman was being moved to Toro Rosso, with his place taken by Alex Albon.<br>Horner said that momentum to make the move had been fuelled by the fact that Gasly's lack of results was costing Red Bull a decent shot ...

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Gasly was drafted in by Red Bull as Ricciardo's replacement for this season, but endured a disappointing first half to the season.<br>With the team having lost faith in his ability to turn things around, it demoted Gasly to Toro Rosso for the remainder of the campaign, with Alex Albon getting moved up.<br>While Ricciardo is not happy at seeing Gasly get dropped, he reckons that it was not a ...

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Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said immediately after the Hungarian Grand Prix, the final race before the summer break, that it was the “intention” to keep Gasly in the car for the rest of the year.<br>However, one week after the race Red Bull announced Alex Albon would replace Gasly as it assesses who should partner Max Verstappen in 2020.<br>Speaking for the first time since his ...

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Gasly was drafted into the primary Red Bull line-up as a replacement for Daniel Ricciardo for 2019, having impressed in his first full season in F1 with Toro Rosso the year before.<br>However, the Frenchman has struggled badly alongside Max Verstappen over the first half of the season, scoring 63 points and no podiums to the Dutchman's 181 points and two wins.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Albon admits ...

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Following an impressive first Formula 1 season with Toro Rosso, Gasly was first in line for this season's vacant Red Bull seat but, with the Frenchman struggling to match Verstappen and being involved in numerous incidents, he finds himself under scrutiny during 'silly season'.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Albon replaces Gasly at Red Bull from Spa<br>Why Red Bull is risking two careers with latest ...

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The Frenchman had been strong on the opening day of action, and even pipped teammate Max Verstappen to top the second practice session.<br>But he failed to make progress from there and after being almost 0.9 seconds slower than Verstappen in qualifying, he had a disappointing race as he came home in sixth spot.<br>Afterwards, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner was clear that Gasly's lack of form ...

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While Max Verstappen stormed to pole position in Hungary and battled Lewis Hamilton for the lead, Gasly had another difficult event as he ended up sixth behind McLaren's Carlos Sainz.<br>Red Bull team boss Christian Horner could not hide his disappointment with Gasly's latest performance, as he was clear that the team's car should not be trapped in midfield fights.<br>"It has been a frustrating ...

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The 90-minute session started with rain widely anticipated, meaning teams were eager to get on track to capitalise on the dry conditions.<br>But they were interrupted by the session being red-flagged after three minutes thanks to Alex Albon crashing his Toro Rosso at the final corner.<br>Albon touched the grass with his left wheels and was pitched sideways into the barrier at the right-hander ...

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