Pierre Gasly

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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Kvyat’s shock podium finish in the German Grand Prix was Toro Rosso’s first since 2008, and has strengthened the Russian driver’s case for taking the place alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull.<br>He had previously raced for the team for just over a season, but was demoted to Toro Rosso to make way for Verstappen and was axed from the Red Bull programme entirely in 2017 – only to return ...

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Kvyat had driven for the main Red Bull team back in 2015 and 2016, but was demoted to the sister Toro Rosso outfit to make way for Max Verstappen, before being dropped altogether a year later.<br>But the Russian was brought back into the Toro Rosso fold this year after a stint as Ferrari’s simulator driver, and scored a shock German Grand Prix podium that Red Bull’s motorsport advisor Helmut ...

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Another difficult weekend for Gasly at the German Grand Prix, which included a crash in practice and a race-ending clash with Alex Albon, has fuelled further speculation about his future with the Milton Keynes-based outfit.<br>His situation has also not been helped by Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat recording a podium finish, meaning Red Bull has an obvious replacement if it needs one.<br><br>Read ...

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Leclerc's 1m13.449s lap, set on soft tyres during a qualifying simulation run mid-session, was 0.124s faster than Vettel's best, with Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes just 0.22s further adrift.<br>In a session that may well prove redundant if the weather changes as dramatically as expected on Sunday, Hockenheim sweltered in ambient temperatures ranging up to 37C and the surface temperature of the track ...

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The French youngster has had a difficult start to the campaign, and his poor performances prompted speculation that he could be replaced at the end of the year if he did not lift his game.<br>But after a rethink on his approach to race weekends, and using a different set-up concept, Gasly delivered his best weekend of the year at Silverstone as he came home in fourth place.<br>For Horner, who had ...

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Gasly qualified fifth for the British Grand Prix, matching his strongest grid position of the year, as he ended up just under half a second off Mercedes' polesitter Valtteri Bottas.<br>His Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen was one place ahead in fourth, just over 0.3s faster.<br>Gasly began the Silverstone weekend by topping first practice, and was again quicker than Verstappen in both the second ...

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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas set a 1m27.629s to head the times for the vast majority of the session, although light rain limited running in the final half an hour and distorted the order.<br>Lewis Hamilton completed an early Mercedes one-two, but was displaced by the Red Bulls of Pierre Gasly and Max Verstappen late on.<br>Gasly then improved again on his very last run to set a 1m27.173s and go ...

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Gasly has scored only 43 points this season compared to his teammate’s 126 and finished a lapped seventh in the recent Austrian Grand Prix, which was won by Verstappen. <br>Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko has described Gasly’s form as “not satisfactory” and explained that as part of the attempt to turn things around the 23-year-old is now not allowed to deviate significantly from ...

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The Frenchman has had a difficult start to the campaign, and his misery continued in the Austrian Grand Prix when he found himself lapped by winning teammate Max Verstappen.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Gasly: Some of the criticism is "not deserved"<br><br><br>Red Bull remains committed to the youngster for now, despite mounting speculation that he could be replaced for 2020 by Daniil Kvyat if he does ...

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