The prospect of a French team with a 100% tricolor tandem is about to see the light of day.
Engaged in the search for the successor of Fernando Alonso, who will slam the door at the end of the season to land at Aston Martin, Alpine could quickly formalize the arrival of Pierre Gasly according to
L'Equipe.
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It's only a matter of days before Gasly's contract is formalized for 2023 and he can find his Norman karting buddy Esteban Ocon
", is it written in the sports daily this Saturday.
We are therefore heading towards a 100% Norman team next year on the side of the Dieppe brand, which had nevertheless started by promoting its house driver Oscar Piastri, finally leaving for McLaren.
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De Vries rather than Hertha in Faenza
Extended for an additional season with Alpha Tauri, Gasly will finally leave the Faenza team, which has also been busy finding a replacement for its winner of the Italian Grand Prix in 2020. In addition to the financial considerations of Gasly's departure (about ten million euros?), replacing it was the other hot topic.
Long on pole in the minds of Red Bull's little sister, Colton Hertha (22) will not come.
Failing to obtain his "superlicence" necessary to drive in F1, the young American extended his contract in IndyCar.
Still according to
L'Equipe
, it is Nyck De Vries who will inherit Gasly's seat and join the Italian team next season.
Brilliant beginner at Imola this Sunday (9th), the Dutchman, a time approached at Williams (where he made his debut in Italy), was seen in the company of "doctor" Helmut Marko, a major decision-maker at Red Bull.
Everything therefore suggests that De Vries will drive alongside Yuki Tsunoda next year.