Helmut Marko Makes Much Anticipated Revelation Amid Pierre Gasly’s Diminished Red Bull F1 Return Hopes

Pierre Gasly and Red Bull. The unfinished business or incomplete love? If you’re a Pierre Gasly as well as a Red Bull fan, the following news might not be a happy one for you. The Austrian team official Helmut Marko has put forward a huge revelation. The information shared by Marko puts an end to all kinds of rumors regards Gasly making a return to his former team.

Red Bull currently has Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez under their ranks and are excelling quite a bit with the duo. Moreover, the recent fabulous run of form from Perez is one more reason for the team to stick to their combination.

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FormulaRacers, stating Formel1.de as the source, have put out a tweet on their handle, “Helmut Marko has revealed Alpha Tauri will likely keep their current driver lineup for 2023. Gasly already has a contract in place, and Tsunoda is expected to sign an extension.”

AlphaTauri, formerly known as Toro Rosso is the sister team to Red Bull and this news diminishes any hopes for the Frenchman to make a comeback to Red Bull in the near future.

How was the Red Bull journey for Pierre Gasly?

To sum it up in a sentence, it was bitter-sweet. When Daniel Ricciardo left Red Bull for Renault in 2019, Gasly joined in to partner Max Verstappen. However, Gasly had to leave as he failed to cope with the mounting pressure.

Gasly got outperformed by Verstappen on numerous occasions and, as a result, had to part ways to give way for Alex Albon in 2019 mid-season. Interestingly, Alex Albon also failed to put up an impressive performance alongside the Dutchman. This made the Gasly fans believe that Pierre Gasly might make a comeback to the team.

However, Red Bull had other ideas as they signed Mexican driver Perez in 2021 and they sure don’t regret the decision. The latest win at Monaco by Perez is a sign of that. As things stand, both Verstappen and Perez have contracts with Red Bull, and so does Pierre Gasly with AlphaTauri.

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The Frenchman’s performance at AlphaTauri has been decent overall. Ever since Gasly rejoined AlphaTauri, the 26-year-old driver has shone bright and has even won a race since then, the 2020 Italian GP.