Gasly didn't exactly prove himself in the last race in Germany either. He first smashed the race car in the second free practice, then was declassified by a teammate in the qualifiers and lost the duel with Albon in the race, in the subordinate Toro Rossa race car. His colleague Verstappen, on the other hand, staged a Gala show at the top.
Nevertheless, the 23-year-old will be able to sit in the race car until the end of the season Red Bulla. This has now been confirmed in an interview with colleagues from Motorsport-Total.com by Red Bulls sports consultant Helmut Marko. "We are not going to change anything this year. That way we will drive until the end of the season. ” However, this does not mean that Gasly is no longer under pressure within the team.
Marko described Gasly's collision with Albon as unnecessary, but he did not want to spoil the beautiful day. On the other hand, Toro Rossa boss Franz Tost described their close encounter as a racing case. “Normally, you should work as a teammate. I don’t believe it was meant that way, but they touched. It just happens. ”
Much more devastating criticism of Gasly’s account at Hockenheim came from his boss Christian Horner. “After the last flying start, he initially overtook Vettl. Then, in the first corner, he drove three laps off the track and was overtaken by other competitors. ” The collision with Albon was very frustrating for Horner: “Today was a good opportunity to take away a few points from Ferrari. Instead of 20, we took away only eight of them. Second place between teams is only achievable if both cars win points. ”
Recently, rumors surfaced that Gasly could be replaced by Kvyat during the season. So there would be a similar rosha as 2016 between Rus and Verstappn. Kvjat also expressed the opinion that he would be ready to re-enter the first team. But now it is clear that this will not happen, although nothing can be ruled out in F1. Especially if Gasly broke it a few more times, then Mark's opinion could change quickly.
