After the announcement of the retirement of Sebastian Vettel and the consequent arrival of Fernando Alonso in Aston Martin, pilots market has fueled some rumors about a possible engagement of Pierre Gasly by Alpine. The contract of French, in fact, seemed to allow him to to leave the team from Faenza before the end of 2023 for join to a team further up the table.
Helmut MarkoHowever, he promptly denied all the rumors. The supervisor of the Red Bull driver development program clarified that Gasly's contract, which was renewed a few months ago, it does not allow him to join any other team.
The intention of the group of drinks, in fact, is to promote French in the number 1 team for the second time in the event Perez should not remain in the future. At the moment the hypothesis seems somewhat unlikely, since the Mexican has recently signed a renewal until the end of 2024.
However, the winner of the last Monte Carlo Grand Prix is 32 years old and will not be able to stay in Red Bull forever. Gasly, therefore, is the most logical solution, already knowing the environment and having 26 years and a theoretically longer future in Formula 1.
"There is no exit clause for Gasly, there was none before the summer break and there won't be any after the summer break. Pierre is very talented, he thinks everything carefully and is very focused. With the right car, he can be at the forefront. This is our job now”Marko explained.
Franz too Tost, team principal Alpha Tauri, joined the chorus: “It makes no sense for Red Bull to let Pierre go. If a Red Bull driver fails, there is no other suitable driver to step in. Only Gasly can do it".
STATEMENT SOURCE: Rossomotori.it
