Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has slammed reports that Pierre Gasly is on the cusp of beginning his Formula 1 career at the expense of Daniil Kvyat.
The 20-year-old Frenchman is next in line in Red Bull’s young driver programme, but he arguably underperformed in the first half of the GP2 season this year.
But he then won three races recently, at Silverstone, Hungary and Spa, and clearly leads the title standings.
“Since Gasly had an accident at Silverstone, he wins,” Marko told Auto Motor und Sport.
The Red Bull driver manager is not talking about a racing crash for Gasly, but a normal road car accident.
However, Marko’s smile disappeared when he confronted rumours that Frenchman Gasly could make his F1 debut as soon as this weekend at Monza, replacing Toro Rosso’s struggling Daniil Kvyat.
“That is absolute nonsense,” said the Austrian.
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