'100%' - AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost confirms Pierre Gasly 'will be a driver with us for 2023'

AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost confirmed that driver Pierre Gasly would race for the team next season. The 26-year-old had suggested that he could go out on loan from the team after suffering from an inconsistent season, something his Austrian boss acknowledged, and praised his efforts.

Ad/> “He has also improved a lot, I must say he’s showing fantastic performances,” the Austrian veteran said. Canadian Grand Prix'We just deal with it' — Verstappen shrugs off Canadian GP weather concerns2 HOURS AGO “Unfortunately at the start of the season we had a lot of reliability issues.

«For example, in Bahrain when the battery caught fire then there were some other reliability issues. “It was not his fault, it was coming from the team and I am really happy now in Baku he could show how good he is and we could provide him with a competitive car.

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