Pierre Gasly Rues Leaving Behind “Access to an Amazing World” With Red Bull Racing

Pierre Gasly will join Alpine in 2023. Yes, the French driver will leave AlphaTauri at the end of this year. Gasly knows how important it is to be a Red Bull team member. This will be his first venture outside the Red Bull umbrella. In a recent interview with GiveMeSport.com, Gasly told what market value Red Bull holds and that he will miss the perks of being a Red bull driver.

The Frenchman will join his compatriot Esteban Ocon in Alpine, replacing the two-time world champion Fernando Alonso, who earlier decided to leave the team to join Aston Martin. Gasly joined Red Bull’s junior team in 2014 and then became a full time driver for Toro Rosso (now AlphaTauri) in 2018.

In fact, the Milton Keynes side gave him the opportunity to race alongside their star driver Max Verstappen in the main Red Bull team, but Pierre Gasly lasted only for 12 races before he was demoted from the team. Speaking to Givemesport.com, the Frenchman explained that he will miss the off-track advantages of being a Red Bull driver.

He said, “Red Bull gives access to so many industries and so many other sports and athletes,” Gasly said. “What people see is mainly what’s happening in the paddock and around Formula 1, but Red Bull is so much bigger than that. I’ve talked about it with a few friends – being part of Red Bull gives you access to an amazing world.” [Translated using Google]

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Leaving AlphaTauri means that Gasly will no longer be a teammate of the Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda.

Pierre Gasly will miss his teammate Yuki Tsunoda come next year

Departing from AlphaTauri, Gasly will miss the bromance he had with his teammate Yuki Tsunoda. The duo shares a great bond and are often found having fun together. Although both the drivers will not be a teammate anymore, the Frenchman feels the duo will still remain good friends.

Gasly said, “He feels like a little brother. The past two years, we have lived a lot of good moments together. I’ve seen him developing himself, improving himself a lot over the past 18 months.” 

He added, “At the end of the day, in F1 that’s the way it goes – you have to be selfish in a way, you have your own career and need to do what is best for yourself. But I’m definitely going to miss Yuki, and his no-filter behavior day after day.”

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By joining Alpine, Gasly will have a fresh start. This marks a new stage in his career. There, he’ll get an opportunity to help the French team to climb up a few spots in the WCC with partner Esteban Ocon.