Formula 1: Helmut Marko claims AlphaTauri is best place for Pierre Gasly: The advisor for Red Bull Helmut Marko claims that AlphaTauri is the best place for Pierre Gasly after Red Bull closed the door for a potential return by extending Sergio Perez’s contract by two years. Follow Formula 1 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
When Marko was asked whether Red Bull would want to let go of Gasly, he said, “What would be the alternative? I don’t think there is any alternative for him at the moment that would be significantly better than AlphaTauri.”
Formula 1: Helmut Marko claims AlphaTauri is best place for Pierre Gasly following Sergio Perez’s new Red Bull contract
Pierre Gasly who just has one Grand Prix win under his belt has an arrangement with AlphaTauri for the rest of 2023. He said recently that 2022 was likely his last opportunity to show he should have been elevated back to Red Bull, having been dropped to AlphaTauri during the 2019 season.
Since getting back to AlphaTauri, Gasly matured as a driver and has driven the Faenza-based crew proficiently. He scored his maiden F1 win with the group in the 2020 Italian Grand Prix, likewise finishing on the podium in the 2019 Brazilian GP and 2021 Azerbaijan GP.
Pierre Gasly and @AlphaTauriF1 win the 2020 Italian Grand Prix! #F1 #ItalianGP #Monza pic.twitter.com/BLcwBC9RZ6
— F1 Grid (@F1grid) September 6, 2020
Following Perez’s triumph in the Monaco GP last week, Red Bull reported a two-year expansion to the Mexican’s agreement that will keep him at the group essentially for the rest of the 2024 season.
Thank you for all the trust and for making me part of this family for two more years! Vamooos!
¡Gracias por toda la confianza y por hacerme parte de esta familia hasta 2024! ¡Vamooos! @redbullracing pic.twitter.com/DCNpUt3WMg
— Sergio Pérez (@SChecoPerez) May 31, 2022
Formula 1: Helmut Marko claims AlphaTauri is best place for Pierre Gasly following Sergio Perez’s new Red Bull contract
Meanwhile, this decision taken by Red Bull means that Gasly won’t be able to return to the Milton-Keynes base when his contract expires with AlphaTauri. Marko said, all things considered, AlphaTauri would wind up holding both Gasly and teammate Yuki Tsunoda one year from now.
“It’s safe to assume that the current drivers are set. But, I mean, we still have coronavirus buzzing in the room, so that means replacement drivers can come. I don’t hope anyone gets hurt, but they’ll all have to wait another year,” Marko concluded.
Meanwhile, Pierre Gasly sees himself down in the fourteenth place in the drivers’ standings with just 6 points to his name. Moreover, his teammate Yuki Tsunoda has performed better than him this year as he is twelfth in the standings with 11 points.
Formula 1: Helmut Marko claims AlphaTauri is best place for Pierre Gasly following Sergio Perez’s new Red Bull contract
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