Gasly places trust in Marko

Admitting that it is sensible for Pink Bull to proceed with Sergio Perez, Pierre Gasly stays 100% dedicated to AlphaTauri as he prepares to debate his future with Helmut Marko.

Final week’s announcement that Sergio Perez had agreed a brand new cope with Pink Bull successfully slammed the door firmly shut on Pierre Gasly‘s aspirations to rejoin the ‘huge staff’.

Dropped by Pink Bull simply 12 races into his debut season with the Austrian outfit and relegated again to Toro Rosso, the Frenchman has been there ever since, ready on the decision that may return him to the large time.

Nonetheless, whereas he has frequently impressed Pink Bull has proven no signal of relenting, and final week’s announcement has fuelled discuss of a transfer to McLaren, Alpine and even Mercedes.

Talking because the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend acquired underway, Gasly admits that he can see why Pink Bull opted to proceed with Perez, despite the fact that he comes from exterior ‘the household’.

“To me it’s logical,” he mentioned, “it’s not prefer it was a shock as a result of I am a really goal individual. Primarily based on what they anticipate from a second driver Perez ticks all of the bins, he’s doing an incredible season, performing very nicely this season, quick, has some backing financially, has good expertise, and is an effective match for the staff.

“On the opposite facet the impression it has on my profession and with the ambitions I’ve is clearly affected so that is what we’re discussing in the intervening time with Helmut to clearly resolve what’s greatest for all of us, and the way will we go ahead from right here.”

The Frenchman is at present beneath contract with AlphaTauri till the tip of 2023, however reasonably than take pleasure in predicting the place he may discover one of the best outlet for his apparent expertise, he stays dedicated to the Italian staff.

“Clearly I am dedicated to AlphaTauri proper now and can at all times give my greatest to this staff, even when we’re going via tougher occasions as a result of this yr isn’t as aggressive as we might have appreciated,” he mentioned. “Final yr we have been qualifying P6 and lining up many occasions subsequent to Charles. It is loopy how in a single yr how issues can change, on one facet Charles is preventing for the championship and we’re preventing to make it to the highest ten.

“It is a harder time,” he admits, “but it surely’s additionally I just like the problem of making an attempt to push the staff ahead.

“Personally, clearly, I’ve ambitions and my ambitions are extra than simply preventing for high tens, that is not what I work for daily, I would like greater than that, I need to battle on the entrance, however precedence primary is to carry out for AlphaTauri.

“I am going to talk about with Helmut on what’s greatest for all of us, which we’ll do, and after 10 years of relationship. They’ve recognized me since I used to be a child, they know me precisely.

“We’ve got a extremely good relationship with Helmut and it is a matter of discovering learn how to make this work for all of us.”

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