Gasly ready to leave Red Bull program after next season
Jun.10 - Pierre Gasly says he isn't surprised that Red Bull signed to keep Sergio Pérez as the "second driver" next to world champion Max Verstappen.
The 26-year-old Frenchman has been pushing hard to get a second chance at Red Bull's main team, but the new two-year deal for Perez now overlaps with the end of Gasly's contract which only runs to the end of 2023.
"Their intention is quite clear - they want to keep me," Gasly said at Baku.
"I have nothing to add to what has been said so far. These are discussions that are underway where we try to see what everyone's desires are.
"I feel ready to move on to a higher stage, but when there are more concrete things there will be more to say."
Gasly insists he was not caught out by the Perez announcement after Monaco, where the 32-year-old Mexican won.
"I already knew that for a while," he revealed. "It's also the logic of things - I'm not an idiot.
"In relation to his profile, his performance, the money he brings. If you look at what the second driver has to provide, he's doing that.
"He is having a good season so for them it makes sense to keep going like this.
"In relationship to my career, my ambitions, my desires, that's another question," Gasly added.
Gasly, who drives for AlphaTauri, has been linked with a departure from the Red Bull camp altogether, and been tentatively linked with McLaren, Aston Martin and Alpine.
"We are discussing my future with Helmut Marko," he said. "We must understand what is best for all of us. We have a very good relationship - they've known me since childhood.
"On the one hand, I understand the position of the team. But that doesn't mean that everything should remain as it is with me. I think in the end we will find some solution.
"My contract is valid until 2023 and after that I am ready to consider any options. With the support of Red Bull, I'm ready to drive in another team, as Alex Albon is now in Williams.
"I'm ready to leave the Red Bull program, but I don't want to go into details. I don't want to make headlines," he said.
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Au revoir
i think gasly will emulate danny ric's career rather than sainz's when he leaves RB but lets see
I see him going ro AM when Vettel quits.
Then Indy or DM
Albon may have a personal sponsor in the form of RB’s Thai sub-brand. Still, I somewhat doubt Gasly would continue containing anything RB-related if he left them altogether, even on a personal sponsor level.
actually it's the other way around
it was a thai company long before DM bought a 49% stake and used his marketing magic to turn it into the empire it is today
albon will be in the red bull stable for years to come
I agree SP wont be there forever
Albon will never move up to RB. Once Marko hss demoted its o er.
I see Perez at RB for 4 years. Great team!
I know, but perhaps I should've formed the term slightly differently. Brand division.
The Thai side of the business is very keen to keep Albon, him being Half-Thai
Said it then and I'll say it now. GAS should have left RB after the run-in with doc a couple of years ago. Now he's toast with very few options. Might even be best to stay with the B team. At least they're solid midfield.
Yes, he should've done so. Effectively being proactive like Sainz when not getting to RBR became evident.
Just been reading about Albon's mum, she's naughty eh:-)