At the heart of rumors to replace Fernando Alonso, Pierre Gasly had a busy day this week with negotiations between his team and Alpine.
Under contract with AlphaTauri, the French driver could leave the Red Bull family at the end of the season.
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“We can imagine a lot of things but discussions are ongoing. If all the conditions are met, he could leave. Yes I can confirm it and these are constructive discussions
, “said Helmut Marko, special adviser to Red Bull, at the microphone of Canal +.
The Austrian leader therefore confirms that Gasly's situation could well evolve in the coming weeks.
The French team would make the driver at N°10 its priority target to form a Franco-French duo with Esteban Ocon.
Gasly does not deny
Asked about this by the Canal+ channel on Saturday during the qualifying day, Pierre Gasly did not want to reveal too much, without denying the rumors linking him to Alpine.
“At this time I cannot comment more than what I said last week. As everyone knows, my contract expires at the end of 2023. That's it for the moment, I don't want to comment too much on the situation. We will see how things evolve but for the moment I am concentrating on performing then I am sure that the rest will follow, ”
explained the Frenchman at the microphone of Canal + on Saturday.