Gasly got his dream opportunity to race in the main Red Bull team in 2019. However, the Frenchman’s career move was short-lived as he was demoted back to AlphaTauri (then Torro Rosso) and replaced by Alexander Albon mid-season. The 26-year-old was unable to match Max Verstappen’s pace at Red Bull, often leading to disappointing race results for the Austrian team.
Gasly has since been the lead driver at AlphaTauri, having mentored 2021 rookie Yuki Tsunoda all throughout last season. Tsunoda, who struggled to keep up with his teammate in 2021, is already up to Pierre Gasly’s level this year, claims Helmut Marko.
When asked if the team would let Pierre Gasly go if an interesting opportunity arose for him, Helmut Marko told Motorsport-Total.com:
Pierre Gasly identified two reasons for AlphaTauri’s poor form in 2022
Despite the significant progress that AlphaTauri made last season with some truly exceptional drives from Pierre Gasly, the 2022 season has been underwhelming for the team. The young Frenchman identified the car’s significantly less competitive qualifying pace as one of the main reasons why AlphaTauri has been unable to match up expectations this season.
As reported by Motorsport, Pierre Gasly said:
He continued:
The team has also been plagued by a series of mechanical problems, leading to multiple DNFs in the first half of the season for both of its drivers. However, with nine races yet to go in 2022, the Italian team has plenty of time to become competitive again and give its rivals a good run for their money.
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