Gasly moves to Alpine to set up an all-French lineup in F1

By STEPHEN WADE
AP Sports Writer

SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — Pierre Gasly has been released by Red Bull and freed to end his contract with the junior team, AlphaTauri, and will move to Alpine next season in Formula One. Gasly will join childhood friend Esteban Ocon and give Alpine an all-French driver lineup for 2023. Gasly has won only once in F1, That was the 2020 Italian Grand Prix. He says: “I’m extremely excited about the new chapter in my life.” Gasly has been a development driver for Red Bull. But Red Bull did not allow him to drive the big car. The changes announced at the Japanese Grand Prix were triggered when Fernando Alonso announced a move from Alpine to Aston Martin.