Assessing Gasly’s options ahead of crucial decision

Torquing Point: Ferrari Incompetence extends Leclerc's Monaco curse - Monaco GP Conclusion

Is Perez now a World Championship contender?

Red Bull are the big winners in Monaco

Torquing Point: Does Monaco Deserve A Place On The Calendar - Monaco GP Conclusions

Mercedes take small steps backwards again

Mick Schumacher needs to turn his season around fast

Beginning of the end for Ricciardo at McLaren?

Torquing Point: Mick Schumacher 3.5/10 - Monaco GP Driver Ratings

Torquing Point: Monaco Grand Prix review

Torquing Point: A bump in the road for Mercedes' recovery - Monaco GP Conclusion

Sergio Perez has been awarded a two-year contract extension at Red Bull, which makes the future look very uncertain for Pierre Gasly.

In 2017, Gasly took his first Formula 1 steps as a Red Bull-backed driver, starting out with Toro Rosso.

The call came ahead of the 2019 campaign to join the main Red Bull team, but after a poor half-season alongside Max Verstappen it was over, with Gasly yet to receive another opportunity despite impressive form at Red Bull’s rebranded AlphaTauri team.

Red Bull’s driver programme boss Helmut Marko has said they risk losing Gasly if they cannot offer him a route back into the team and with the Verstappen-Perez line-up now in place until the end of 2024, Gasly has a huge decision to make as his contract ticks towards its conclusion at the end of 2023.

It can be extremely easy for a driver to run out of options in Formula 1, but fortunately for Gasly at this stage there appear to be multiple doors to knock on.

Let’s take a run through these potential openings at what is undoubtedly the biggest crossroads in Gasly’s career so far.

While this may seem like the most obvious option, it is not necessarily the most