Dr Helmut Marko has all but officially confirmed that Daniil Kvyat will not keep his seat at Alpha Tauri beyond the end of 2020. But Marko, the architect of Red Bull’s driver program, says Alpha Tauri needs Gasly in the car next year because he will have “a very young driver” as teammate. “Pierre is driving really well all year round, but he is not going to Red Bull next year because Alpha Tauri needs a leader,” he told Sky Deutschland. “Next year there will be a very young driver next to him.”. When asked if Marko is referring to the Honda-backed Red Bull junior Yuki Tsunoda, the Austrian answered: “You could say that.”. When asked if he was surprised that Alpha Tauri confirmed Gasly but not him for 2021, Kvyat answered: “No.

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