Gasly Chooses To Hijrah To Alpine, AlphaTauri Recruits De Vries

Pierre Gasly. (Photo; Twitter @AlphaTauriF1)

JAKARTA - Pierre Gasly officially left AlphaTauri and joined Alpine for next season's race. Gasly replaces Fernando Alonso, who moved to Aston Martin, filling the seat left by Sebastian Vettel.

So who will replace Gasly? AlphaTauri did not take long to find a replacement.

AlphaTauri appointed Dutch racer Nyck de Vries. This one rider made his F1 debut at the Italian GP last month. He replaced the injured Alex Albon, in the Williams team.

Gasly actually still has a contract with AlphaTauri until 2023. However, it seems that there will be a lucrative offer that will choose to become the flagship of Esteban Ocon in Alpine next year.

The 26-year-old admitted that the opportunity to join the French team was very special. "What motivates me is the development of Alpine over the last three years, their performance has increased steadily," Gasly was quoted as saying by AFP via Antara.

"They won the race for the first time last year and this season the brand is fighting for fourth place. They have complete packages and similar ambitions with me," he continued.

Gasly is very happy and can't wait to have a new adventure with Alpine.

"As a racer, the most important thing is to be in a car that lets you show your best talent," he said.

"I think with Alpine, I will have the opportunity to perform better," he said again.

While De Vries said he had many opportunities to try out the car in 2022. It has put him in a very good position for the upcoming season.

"Hopefully this will help me prepare myself for what will come," he said.