HORNER: Public pressure cost Gasly a seat at Red Bullu

Team boss Red Bull commented on the situation in the team itself as well the half-year recall of Pierre Gasly, who returned to Toro Rosso. Horner’s statement, which you will read, was otherwise made before Gasly’s dramatic second-place win at the Brazilian Grand Prix when he kept world champion Lewis Hamilton behind him in the exhales of the race.

When Gasly raced for Red Bull, did Max verstapen in internal matches in qualifying he beat 11 times, only once was Gasly faster. Verstappen collected by the half-year 181 points, Gasly only 63.

Gasly failed to make friends with Red Bullwith this RB15 race car. - Photo: HB Press

“If we look at the whole story of how the pressure of the public and the relentless media was accumulating, I am sure we made the right move. At Toro Rosso, the pressure is less, though. " is the team’s move to send Gasly back to the B-team, Horner commented.

“After coming to Toro Rosso, he started racing again the way he knows how and it seems to have gained in confidence. It is obvious that that environment suits him much better, which is why he also shows better performances, " he concluded head of the first team of red bulls.

He had to concede victory to Max Verstappn in internal qualifying matches (11: 1) - Photo: HB Press

Gasly had quite a bit of trouble getting used to it right from the start Red Bullov racing car RB15, as he broke it twice already in pre-season testing in Barcelona. Before the final c Abu Dhabi is a French racer in the number of points aligned with Carlos Sainzem, before Alex Albon, which he replaced at Red Bullu, however, has an 11-point advantage.

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