Pierre Gasly

The possibility of the highly-rated Esteban Ocon being left without an F1 drive in 2019 has prompted concerns that politics and money are now bigger factors for teams than out-and-out speed. Although Gasly has shown that youngsters can still break through, having earned a promotion from Toro Rosso, he thinks that F1 needs to look at what it can do to help current stars like Ocon as well as the ... ...

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Alonso drew the ire of Kevin Magnussen earlier in the weekend by trying to pass the Dane during a crucial moment in qualifying – and then left Gasly incensed with a robust defence in the race. The Spaniard will leave F1 at the end of the season, and Gasly claimed this has impacted the two-time champion's driving, while also suggesting Alonso had a bone to pick with the Honda-powered Toro ... ...

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Gasly, who qualified 11th but lined up a place higher on the grid thanks to Valtteri Bottas' penalty, was the only driver among those eliminated in Q1 or Q2 to select the supersoft for the start. The Toro Rosso driver managed a solid getaway and challenged Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo down the inside of La Source for ninth. This kept him out of harm's way as Hulkenberg slammed into Fernando ... ...

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Gasly has been chosen to replace Daniel Ricciardo at Red Bull next season after the Australian's decision to leave his long-time backer to join Renault. Horner told Motorsport.com that Red Bull's willingness to back young drivers "pays off" and "without that, these guys [Vettel, Ricciardo, Verstappen] wouldn't be getting the chance". In our exclusive video, Horner explains: "The Red Bull ... ...

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The Frenchman is being promoted from Toro Rosso as replacement for Daniel Ricciardo, following the Australian's shock switch to Renault for 2019. Gasly headed into the summer break knowing he was under consideration for the seat, but was caught by surprise when he took a call last week from Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko informing him about the team's plans. "When Helmut started ... ...

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Gasly currently drives for Red Bull’s junior team Toro Rosso, having made his debut in last year’s Malaysian Grand Prix before being promoted to a full-time drive for this season.  He finished fourth in Bahrain, earning Honda’s best result since returning to F1 in 2015, and has since banked seventh in Monaco and sixth in Hungary to comfortably outperform teammate Brendon ... ...

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Sainz drove for Red Bull's junior team Toro Rosso for three seasons and is currently on loan at Renault, but will lose that drive because Daniel Ricciardo is quitting Red Bull to join the French manufacturer for 2019. Ricciardo's surprise decision gave Sainz a shot at Red Bull but current Toro Rosso driver Gasly quickly emerged as the favourite. When Red Bull loaned Sainz out, it retained an ... ...

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Gasly made his debut with Toro Rosso in the final few races of 2017, when the team used Renault engines, and his first full season in F1 has coincided with the Red Bull junior team’s switch to Honda. The Frenchman went into F1's summer break after qualifying sixth in Hungary, in a wet qualifying session, and finishing in the same position in hot and dry conditions on race day. He said that ... ...

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Of Gasly's three standout F1 results in 2018, the latest two were made possible by lengthy yet very competitive opening stints on the softest tyre. A mammoth 37-lap stint on the hypersoft, unmatched by anyone else in the race, helped Gasly to seventh in Monaco - while in Hungary he broke away from his midfield rivals during a 32-lap run on the ultrasoft, which ultimately enabled the Frenchman ... ...

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After finishing fourth in Bahrain and seventh in Monaco, Gasly earned sixth place at the Hungaroring - the same position where he had qualified in the event's wet qualifying session. The 22-year-old has now scored 26 of the team's 28 points so far this season. "From FP1 we were competitive," Tost told Motorsport.com. "Pierre was nearly always within the first 10, and I was quite convinced ... ...

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After finishing fourth in Bahrain and seventh in Monaco, Gasly earned sixth place at the Hungaroring - the same position where he had qualified in the event's wet qualifying session. The 22-year-old has now scored 26 of the team's 28 points so far this season. "From FP1 we were competitive," Tost told Motorsport.com. "Pierre was nearly always within the first 10, and I was quite convinced ... ...

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The Toro Rosso driver finished sixth, best of the rest outside of Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull, to net his third big points finish of the year. Gasly was the last driver to finish on the lead lap and started laughing post-race as he talked about his first experience of lapping cars on merit.  He recalled: “As soon as I started to arrive behind the Williams, I think [it was] actually the ... ...

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The Toro Rosso driver finished sixth, best of the rest outside of Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull, to net his third big points finish of the year.Gasly was the last driver to finish on the lead lap and started laughing post-race as he talked about his first experience of lapping cars on merit. He recalled: “As soon as I started to arrive behind the Williams, I think [it was] actually ...

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Gasly followed fellow midfield runners Charles Leclerc and Fernando Alonso into the pits when rain began to fall at sections of the Hockenheim circuit on lap 44 of 67.But while his two rivals headed back out on intermediates, Gasly's STR13 was equipped with the blue-walled full wet Pirelli compound.The gamble did not work out, as Gasly struggled to remain on the mostly dry track ...

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The decision was made simply to add more elements to the pool for the season at a race where the penalty would be relatively insignificant.Toro Rosso-Honda driver Gasly was only 16th on the provisional grid, and now drops to 20th behind teammate Brendon Hartley, Lance Stroll, Stoffel Vandoorne and Ricciardo.Honda explained: “Prior to today’s race, for tactical reasons, we are ...

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Gasly was left fuming after what he felt was a “completely ridiculous” sanction cost him the championship point he'd earned in the Silverstone race.The Frenchman had passed Force India's Sergio Perez late on, but made contact with his rival's VJM10 car in the process and was hit with a five-second penalty that demoted him from 10th to 13th.Speaking to the media at the next grand pri ...

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Sauber has almost caught Toro Rosso for eighth in the constructors’ championship already, having scored points in six races this season, and would have leapfrogged the Red Bull junior team had Charles Leclerc not retired from the British Grand Prix following a botched pitstop. After finishing last in the constructors’ championship in 2017, Sauber is on the up with new ownership and a ...

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Gasly made contact with Perez in the closing laps of the race as they battled for 10th place, and an investigation was launched after they made contact when the Toro Rosso driver made a successful pass.After reviewing the incident the stewards handed Gasly a five-second penalty, which promoted Perez to 10th and dropped him back to 13th, with Stoffel Vandoorne and Lance Stroll also ...

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Gasly beat Perez to 10th, securing his third points finish of the season, but only after late-race contact through the Vale left-hander.The stewards have since reviewed that incident and handed Gasly a five-second penalty - giving Perez the final point and also dropping Gasly to 13th behind Stoffel Vandoorne and Lance Stroll.The stewards found Gasly’s move “generally reasonable and ...

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The Frenchman qualified 14th for the British Grand Prix, as the only Toro Rosso driver to take part in the session following Brendon Hartley’s heavy crash in final practice.Gasly said he was pleased with the performance of the car, even if the engine is holding Toro Rosso back.“The car was mega, but with the long straights at the moment it’s crazy how much time we lose,” he said.“We ...

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Toro Rosso introduced a unique new front wing to the STR13 at the Red Bull Ring, but efforts to understand the impact of the change were hampered by parts becoming damaged over kerbs, which forced Brendon Hartley to run a hybrid of old and new aero specification.This combined with the fact Gasly suffered suspension damage on the first lap thanks to a hit from Stoffel V ...

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The Toro Rosso and McLaren drivers made contact at the apex of Turn 3 on the opening lap, resulting in damage for both cars.Gasly lost part of his car's floor and his suspension was bent, which meant he nearly "went out 20 times" during the race.Despite the damage, Gasly finished in 11th position, but admitted it had been a very tough day."Honestly for me it was one of the toughest ...

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Honda introduced a combustion upgrade for Montreal, believed to be worth around 27bhp, but suffered reliability problems in both Canada and France.Gasly was forced to revert to an old engine after final practice in Canada, while teammate Brendon Hartley suffered what is understood to be an unrelated failure during Friday practice in France.Questions also remain concerning the ...

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Keen and bright-eyed as a Labrador pup, Pierre Gasly bounds up the stairs of the Red Bull Energy Station. He's eager not to be late for his appointment with the readers of F1 Racing, whose questions await.It's a promising sign. Plenty of young drivers enter F1 ready to play the big 'I am' before achieving anything. Not this one, who presents himself as smart, quick-witted and ...

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Toro Rosso driver Gasly looked to challenge down the inside of Ocon at the Turn 3 right-hander but lost the car under braking when the Force India driver darted to the right.Sideways on corner entry, Gasly hit the right rear of Ocon's VJM11, both cars retiring after the incident.Both Gasly and Ocon were summoned to the stewards in the aftermath and were subsequently handed their ...

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