Marko admits Red Bull don’t want to ‘lose’ Gasly

Helmut Marko has admitted he does not want to lose Pierre Gasly from the Red Bull stable.

But the Red Bull motorsport advisor has acknowledged that will be the most likely outcome if they do not re-promote him to the senior team.

The Frenchman has spoken frankly on several occasions about his desire to be placed back at Red Bull to partner Max Verstappen, with the team having opted to retain Sergio Perez alongside the Dutchman this season.

Gasly’s contract expires at the end of next season and the AlphaTauri driver has previously acknowledged the ultimatum facing him and Red Bull – but Marko is keen to hold on to his services.

Quoted by Formel1.de, Marko said: “If this contract expires and we can’t offer him a chance for promotion, we will most likely lose him. We don’t want that.”

Former McLaren and Ferrari driver Gerhard Berger believes Gasly’s performances over the past two seasons have merited the chance to get back into a Red Bull seat, after being promptly demoted after a difficult half-season alongside Verstappen in 2019.

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Now time has passed, the Austrian thinks he is ready for the challenge.

“When Red Bull make a decision, they