Tost: Gasly now definitely one of many “fully top drivers” in F1

Gasly completed third in the Azerbaijan GP, recording the third podium attain of his profession after his hold in Italy final year and his 2nd living in Brazil in 2019.

The Frenchman has qualified in the head six in four of the six grands prix held to this point this season, and has scored aspects in every traipse with the exception of Bahrain, the set he damaged his entrance wing on the first lap.

“The third living used to be the largest for him and for his self-self assurance,” Tost told Motorsport.com.

“Pierre constantly did a licensed job, however we are in a position to also no longer present him with a definitely licensed automobile in Portimao, and moreover rather bit in Barcelona. Nonetheless in Monaco we came wait on, and Baku to boot.

“He is there, and he belongs for me to the fully top drivers, because he gets the entirety out of the automobile, would no longer score errors, and brings home aspects.”

Tost needs to retain Gasly in 2022, regardless of the 25-year-venerable’s obvious ambition to search out a entrance-running automobile.

“I’m hoping that he stays with us,” acknowledged Tost. “We are going to explore now with the payment cap if we are in a position to present him with a aggressive, staunch automobile.

“And then there may be no motive than to alternate. And or no longer it is anyway a resolution from Crimson Bull, who’s riding.”

Tost acknowledged that in a alternate to its past philosophy of training teenagers, AlphaTauri needs to maintain on the least one skilled driver, especially with the major kit of rule changes coming for 2022.

“That is crucial. Specifically next year, with the fresh regulations. We want a benchmark, now we maintain to hold the set to head from the narrate-up of the automobile. That is no longer conceivable with two young drivers, or two inexperienced drivers.”

Tost praised the job Gasly did in Baku, the set he held on to third regardless of struggling with some engine issues in the traipse.

“From FP1 till the traipse, the fade used to be constantly there. Pierre used to be constantly accurate through the first 5 or six.

“He had to handle the tyres, the brakes, the gas consumption. And we maintain been constantly receive facet, and we wanted to maintain some reserves for the head of the traipse.

“I maintain to bellow, we maintain been lucky we weren’t appealing about any incidents. Pierre handled the begins and the first laps definitely very professionally, because the battle with [Charles] Leclerc used to be somewhat demanding. And he may perhaps perhaps also bring home this third living.”