AlphaTauri Team Principal Franz Tost has seemingly put an end to the speculation regarding his driver Pierre Gasly’s future, confirming that the French racer will be driving for the Italian outfit in 2023.
Gasly has been at AlphaTauri since halfway through the 2019 season, after his tenure as a Red Bull driver lasted all but 12 races. However, despite impressing since his return to the team, Gasly’s hopes of heading back to Red Bull were dashed after it was announced that Sergio Perez had signed a new two-year contract to stay with the team.
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Despite calling Perez’s contract extension “logical,” Gasly made it clear that he planned to talk to Dr Helmut Marko, Red Bull’s motorsport advisor, about his future, leading to speculation that he might look to move on to fresh pastures next season.
But speaking ahead of Saturday’s action in Montreal, Tost said it was “100% confirmed” that the 2020 Italian Grand Prix race winner will be back behind the wheel of an AlphaTauri next season.
“He [Gasly] will be a driver of us, of Scuderia AlphaTauri in 2023,” said Tost. “It is 100% confirmed… He has a valid contract, there’s nothing to say more.”