My worry is that he still wants to get back with his toxic ex - he needs to be looking outside that. I like the McLaren/Aston option, otherwise I think he'll be stuck at AlphaTauri for too long.
I also think Aston is probably the most realistic option. I dont see either Mclaren driver going anywhere for some years. Gasly would certainly be an upgrade over Stroll although its hard to see them replacing him. Pierres situation is very odd at the moment.
Completely agree. He's so intent of sticking with the team and proving himself that he's doing more harm than good to his career and wellbeing. The toxic ex is the perfect analogy. If someone can talk him into just letting go and trying new team, he could really be up there. I do genuinely feel - as much as I idolise Ricciardo - Pierre would be a strong suit for McLaren's rise. He and Lando having a good but competitive relationship and pushing the team with consistent top 6 placings then further once they understand their path to the top with the new regs
Aston Martin is the only realistic option he can go. Mclaren are already set on Norris and Ricciardo unless if he struggles again, Alpine already have Oscar Piastri set if Alonso retires. His only chance is if Vettel decides to retire and Aston wants to find his replacement. Unless if they choose Nico Hulkenberg who is currently Astons reserve driver.
I think Daniel is being counted out too early, it also took him a season to adjust to Renault, I’m sure he would have a much better season in McLaren, time will tell. Although I think Gasly at mclaren would be pretty cool.
The difference here is that the new formula cars might as well be considered a new team with how drastically different they will handle tracks. I question if DR will adjust quickly enough.
@@Jwm367t I’m sure there will be several similarity traits that they would maintain in the car, I don’t know the full picture of it so don’t quote me on it ahhahah. But with new input into the car, I’m sure he’ll do good! Even though he was dominated by lando this season, let’s not forget that he had that win in Monza, and other pretty solid performances.👍
@@sebastiangoh3337 I have no doubt in Daniel's ability to kill it in a car he's comfortable in, but there's no way the 22 cars aren't an even bigger drastic difference than switching from Renault to McLaren was. The new regs are fundamentally changing the archetype of the car and how it needs to be driven, and it just worries me if Danny can't adapt this year and doesn't seem to justify his massive paycheck for 23.
I think he will become the new Perez, a brilliant midfield driver scarred by a bad year in a top team, hopping between midfield teams and scoring them podiums they otherwise wouldn't get
Oof. I hate it, but that comment is really accurate. I think the deciding factor maybe Gasly's terrible attitude. The Red Bull crew have made it clear that they disliked working with him, and he is known for constantly complaining about not being in "the team he deserves" (which does very little to endear himself to his *current* team). Checo was always very accommodating, and he was instrumental in keeping Force India/Racing Point alive. He's historically been first driver who never calls himself as such, while Pierre (at least at Red Bull) was a second driver who refused to acknowledge reality.
It's strange because Gasly has clearly proven that since his drop from RB, he is a talent that is worth having for pretty much any team Yet he's somehow not ever getting there because he still keeps pushing for the RB seat, aiming to have two separate stints at a team where that has never, and probably will never, happen
I will add that Mclaren has Pato O'ward and Williams have Armstrong in F2, so both those teams have people they would prefer to put in if they perform well.
@@lebzgold7475 if it was between Armstrong and Logan I think Logan would get that seat idk why but I think they would take him and it would bring more of an interest in America to have an American Driver on the f1 grid
@@cassy2200 and i think people need to realise logan is miles better than armstrong because he got that dog of a charouz p7 in the standings and he will finish top 3 in the standings this year
@@LiamRushworth21 if anyone says Logan isn't worthy or is not that good of a driver I would just think they don't know anything cause he is really good and he shouldn't be swept under the rug And I can't wait to see h and Lawson next year in Carlin
Gasly & Norris would be an amazing pairing imo. If Daniel is off the pace again this year, he alone will be holding McLaren back. And with Mercedes & Ferrari having two drivers who could win a world championship, if Pierre matches Norris' pace McLaren will have put themselves in a good position.
I wonder if Norris/Gasly would actually work. I think on paper they would work out, but personality-wise I could see them not complimenting each other. Also, I saw a graphic that said the Alpha Tauri wasn’t that far behind the McLaren this year in pace, about 0.05 secs, with the bad year Daniel had I would expect Gasly to have beat him in the driver standings, but he didn’t.
@@markmaison4436 The thing is McLaren has lots of room to improve, whereas Alpha Tauri is always destined to be a midfield car because it's the Red Bull junior team. He'll be going nowhere in that Alpha Tauri which is why he deserves to prove himself in a better car.
@@liukin95 I agree that McLaren should improve more than Alpha Tauri, my point was that they were close in car performance this past season and Gasly wasn’t able to beat Riccardo in the driver standings when Riccardo had a rough start to the year, so I have a hard time saying Gasly is an improvement on Riccardo. But also Gasly can be kinda fiery and Lando is not like that and I wonder if that would create friction among the two of them if they were sharing a garage.
@@markmaison4436 AlphaTauri was quicker than McLaren at certain tracks. Sometimes McLaren would be 3rd fastest other times 5th fastest. Pace wise they weren’t far off from each other. I have a feeling McLaren’s car wasn’t as good aerodynamically compared to the top 3 or even AlphaTauri. This might be the reason they seemed to struggle in those long medium-high speed corners like in Zandvoort, Turkey, Qatar. McLaren had great straight line speed. This might be why they were really good at Austria, Monza. Overall they were restricted in developing their aero package because they had to change their PU from Renault to Mercedes and they spent the whole season figuring out how to fit a Mercedes PU into a chassis designed for a Renault PU.
@@chamindujanith6337 Rumors are that if Hamilton doesn't return for the 2022 season, Mercedes will try to make a play for Gasly. I don't see Red Bull handing him over, but with the Albon-to-Williams thing, MB might force their hand.
@@ScraggsTV Rumours are that Ocon will pair up with Russell if Hamilton retires. Unlike Gasly he has done well alongside experienced teammates such as Perez and Alonso and is coming off a great season. He was a Mercedes junior and their test and reserve driver in 2019. With Ocon leaving it will open the door for reigning F3 and F2 champion Oscar Piastri to move into the Alpine seat along with Alonso.
@@chamindujanith6337 I'm shocked that the rumour about Gasly to Mercedes can exist. Ocon is more experience, proven himself and have not failed at a big team yet. Why would Mercedes skips over him to grab another French driver whose records don't excel over Ocon? Much less driver from a rival program!
@@johnlau6749 hamilton is still a question mark tho whether he want to return to f1 or not if he does want to retire, gasly possibly has a chance to jump to merc
@@asmerX100 if Ocon doesn't improve then I can absolutely see someone like Gasly or even Lando getting the Merc seat. I still think Ocon will be favored as long as Toto is at that team, and they would probably like him as a 2nd driver, but if Ocon stays at the level he's at now and Russell doesn't dominate as much as he should, I'd imagine Gasly is next in line.
@@Jimbo7 What makes you think Gasly is operating at a higher level than Ocon?🤣🤣 Mate Ocon was the only one who actually challenged Max and Lewis in the penultimate race. He outqualified Alonso in both the last 2 races as well. While Gasly got beaten by Tsunoda in the last race.
@@orange-head Pato unless he wins the Indycar Championship will not have enough Points for a Super License. Pato currently does NOT have a Super License.
If you pick any random race from 2021 you have a 30% chance of finding Pierre in the Top 5 finishers. He's a race winner and a leader. Like Carlos, he'd better be leaving RedBull if he is to reach his true potential.
@@louisbarraud7853 I don't particularly like the Renault F1 Group so I have a personal bias but I don't think Alpine is the place to go, even though he's french.
I thought the comments specifically related to the best young drivers who are likely to be on the grid in 2 years time. Hamilton is awesome but he is 37 and doesn't qualify as a young driver.
He should forget about RB, they will always back Verstappen no matter the teammate, if he wants to have a shot at consistent podiums he should look at Mercedes(once Hamilton retires), Ferrari,Mclaren or Renault.
Finally, someone comes and says a different opinion. The question to answer is how good the Alpha Tauri car really is? Is very easy to blame it on Tsunada why they lost to Alpine. We won´t have a real competition next year either between both teammates. Is a lot easier to perform for Alpha Tauri where every point is considered a success. He´s very outspoken, time will tell if he was right or wrong about his consistent winning about deserving more.
Danny Ric is by far a better driver and he's gonna ace this season with McLaren and there is no way they're dropping him, he took some time to get set to the car in 2021, but he's gonna bounce back in 2022
I think it depends a lot on how this season pans out. Let's consider that Hamilton retires at the end of this season, if Russell doesn't seem to be a championship contender yet, then Gasly will probably be their options, but if Russell is already a title contender then they will be better off with ocon who's reliable but not as fast as Gasly and will be more comfortable as a secondo driver
I think ocon is a better contender for the Merc seat but could see gasley doing well in Aston or even alpine but all the top teams have their seats backed up. Too much talent not enough seats for everyone
Gasly's best option seems to be Alpha Tauri as the lead driver. He wants to be the top driver and he wouldn't be that at Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren, Alpine, Haas, or Alfa Romeo. That leaves Williams and Astin Martin. Neither of these would be an upgrade for him. At Alpha Tauri Gasly can work on being the lead and bringing the team up in the standings. Also, Tsunoda is getting better in his second season and will be a better benchmark by the end of 2022. And the pace potential has them P5 or P6 as the driver pair is the best of the midfield behind McLaren and Alpine. As for the young drivers, top to bottom: Verstappen LeClerc Russell Norris Ocon Albon Gasly Tsunoda Zhou Stroll Schumacher Latifi
Given that Max is younger than him, there's really no much point in hoping for the later. Max will only leave if the car is bad in which case it won't have been worth waiting for.
I just hope his talent isn't wasted in lower mid field teams. Yes he messed up at RB but I feel like he's proven he deserves a second chance be it a return to the senior team or a future in another top team
The romantic in me wants to see Pierre win a title with the Alpine/Renault team. Not only could he rejoin Ocon and possibly repair that relationship to at least a civil respectful one. Also an All french lineup in what is basically a french national team (with Renault's government links) But for Pierre to go to the team that inevitably would've placed Antione on the grid, and win for his best friend's memory. Any team would be perfect but Alpine/Renault... That's perfection there.
Naaaah, Ocon is too French for his own good, there's no way that guy would ever line up along with Gasly, besides it would probably be very bad for Renault, especially if they had a title contender car. Gasly in Renault would be possible in 2 years, even if Alonso leaves, Ocon probably would too cause Alonso still kicks his butt, they'd need 2 new better drivers, and Gasly would totally fits in that description.
My issue with Gasly is his attitude when things arent going well. He is a great qualifier , clearly very quick over one lap but goes backwards in races. Is it the car or is he not good at tyre management. In Lando he would have someone equally quick , if not quicker, especially in difficult conditions and so consistent at maximizing results in the races.
How do people think he went backwards ? He scored 110 points. The only races he finished where he went backwards were : Austria due to strategy and Jeddah due to strategy and lack of pace in the car.
I mean in 2020 he made up places during the races and in 2021 like you said he usually went backwards, but his qualies were through the roof. I think it was clearly a car issue -- we saw it at multiple races where the performance of the AT would just drop off compared to 1 lap
100% agree with you. He qualified well but always drops off. The AT was a pretty good car who should've finished behind mclaren and ferrari at the very least.
@@AlecBown If you add them up he finished behind his qualifying position in 12 of the 22 races . Admittedly I think he outperformed in qualifying in a few races. He improved 5 times and they were mainly where he didn't get into Q3
Firstly, lol, Ocon & Gasly HATE each other, secondly, Oscar Piastri would be the replacement, since that he has won ALL of the Feeder Series Championships in a row.
I dont think Gasly will go to mclaren, Lando is obviously the first driver there and will be for a long time. I feel like a move to Aston Martin might be the move when Vettel retires. That could be his gateway ticket to a mercedes seat in the future,
i heard something about, if hamilton does actually retire from the sport, Mercedes have been looking at Pierre. Red Bull seems to be looking good with Max and Sergio, so i dont think they will be getting rid of any of those quite yet.
The thing is most teams already have in mind at least one good option if they need to replace one of their drivers in the next year or so. Be it young drivers (Mick, Piastri, Sargeant, Pourchaire and half a dozen Red Bull juniors) or even ones currently competing in other series (Pato O'Ward w/ McLaren, Nyck de Vries w/ Merc). I think he pissed off Red Bull's trifecta of Horner-Marko-Newey too much for them to bring him back to the big team. The bridges were burned quite badly it seems. Pierre is in a difficult situation. His best options I would say are Aston Martin, Williams and maybe Merc. Even though he still has hurdles towards those seats. I could see Seb (IF he retires this year) putting in a good word for Mick at Aston like George did for Alex. And Lance will obviously stay there for the foreseeable future. For Williams he would have to rely on both Alex and Nicholas leaving or for Sargeant to take more than a year in F2. But I do believe this will be Latifi's final year at the team, so there's that door likely to open for Pierre. Meanwhile Merc could pretty much get anybody they want on board considering their massive success in the modern era. And they also seem really keen on getting De Vries in F1, dunno if they would put him in the Merc straight away though.
With Pierre it’s hard, IF lewis was to retire I think he’s a no brained to partner George from this season onwards. However assuming Lewis stays this season I only really see McLaren becoming a viable option if Danny Ric underperforms which I think is unlikely. It’s risky but I think long term Williams might be his best option to build a team around him. No easy solution if he doesn’t get the Merc seat this season.
I believe if Aston Martin don’t improve enough in 2022 and fall to the bottom 3 in the Constructor’s then Vettel will retire at the end of the season. That will open up an opportunity for Gasly to AM. Like others have said at times, Gasly likes to be No.1 driver (as most drivers would) and at Aston Martin he would be that. The issue for him is if AM perform well in 2022 and Seb continues.
@@sufferr2914 Stroll’s dad owns the team right now and he clearly isn’t No.1 driver lol. A Gasly/Stroll line-up would begin with no No.1 driver, until Gasly starts outperforming Stroll early on and is then the No.1 driver as long as he is there alongside Stroll.
I’m going to against the grain and say Gasly is a Bottas 2.0 - exceptionally gifted qualifier but race skills are left wanting (Albon is the exact opposite). All his podiums involved an enormous degree of luck and Tsunoda was better at defending than he was in recent races. Would be happy to be proven wrong but I think he’s far from being a complete package.
The problem for Gasly is that he wants to get back at Red Bull rather than looking at other options, like looking at your ex girlfriend thinking she will take you back,, the true is that his best option is still AT or move to Indy. By the way great video and great analysis on the idea that Gasly must be judged according to similar drivers like Carlos and Lando and not Max or Lewis.
Well let's look at all the teams right now. Mercedes - Unlikely: Whether Lewis decides to retire this year or the next, Merc still have plenty of talent they can call up like De Vries or even Vandoorne. Gasly is further down the list on potential candidates to take the seat next to Russell Ferrari - Highly Unlikely: Carlos and Charles are already a solid pairing for Ferrari and should something happen to either of them, I'm thinking they would sooner put Schumacher in the seat first. Red Bull - Possibly (but not recommended): It all depends on how Checo does this season, and his aim will be to finish in higher positions to get Red Bull a constructor trophy but as discussed Gasly will be expected to play second fiddle to Max, putting him in a 'Bottas' situation. McLaren - Possibly: Should Riccardo underperform this season, then Gasly is going to be one of the top candidates. Alpine - Highly Unlikely Aston Martin - Possible: This one will be tricky, Lawrence Stroll has made is clear he wants AM to win championship in the coming years. (unless they pull a Brawn GP, that isn't happening) And Gasly could be a great driver to lead them there. BUT who do they drop. I think both drivers will be under pressure to perform this year and should one of them drop the ball - especially Vettel, you can be sure he'll be on the list to take one of their cars in 2023. Considering Pérez was dropped in favor of Lance I don't see him getting the boot. Williams - Maybe: Williams need to see a jump this year, and if one of their drivers will be booted in favor for Gasly but unless their cat can fight near the front of the Midfield then I'm not sure if it will be the right move Alfa Romeo - Not Recommended: Bottas is going to be leading that team from here on out and I don't see how Gasly fits there. Particularly since Alfa have Theo ready and waiting for that second seat should Alfa decide to kick Zhou to the curb. Haas - Highly not Recommended
Good analysis - agree that Aston martin is probably his best chance. Unless of course - the one possibility no-one seems to mention - Alpha Tauri themselves "do a Brawn" and he can just stay where he is and become world champion. :)
Gasly and Bottas would make a great pair. I'd say Mercedes is possible but unlikely not because of Vandoorne and De Vries lol 🤣🤣but because of Ocon, Norris and Lewis And I'd add Alphatauri to Highly not Recommended category.
McLaren wont get Gasly because they already have a driver in mind and its Pato O'Ward. Zack has been talking highly of him and his an awesome driver. So its very unlikely to Mclaren
in my opinion gasly was one of the top 5 drivers this season if not top 3! just think about the many times he was in the top 5 this year and he also had a strong quali pace and because of that i think Mercedes should offer him a seat for 2022 or 2023
Even if Lewis retires tomorrow, Gasly isn't getting his seat - Ocon is. This wouldn't be a matter of getting the perfect driver to slot in with George, it's a matter of filling a seat in a month. Gasly is directly contracted to their biggest rivals right now, and no way in hell is Marko letting Gasly go without a massive blowup. Ocon, however, is IIRC a Mercedes driver, or at least was, and still I think is managed by Toto Wolff. So, there's already connections to be built upon, a lot less adapting time, and at the very least he could do a job for a year while Merc looks for their future partner for George. As well, Alpine are very much ok with letting Ocon go for a reasonable deal, or at least a lot more than Red Bull, since as Aldas mentioned they have their own driver chaos to sort through, and Ocon being poached would mean they have the perfect chance to get Piastri onto the grid. Gasly might get a Merc deal if Ocon fails for the first half of the season, but if any of the rumors are true around Lewis then Mercedes have done their due diligence in getting the Ocon deal set up and ready for the worst case scenario. They're too good a team to get caught off guard by a driver retirement, again.
@@cambyses1529 World Class...???? Maybe when comparing driving ability to everyone alive, but when compared to F1 standards, I fail to see how they are in any way a better option than recalling Ocon for a season to find their bearings. One of them hasn't driven in the sport since before George Russell joined, which was over 3 years ago, and the other has never gotten a shot at all. You think the evil empire is going to gamble a potential ninth constructors title in a row on a rookie, or someone who during their time in the sport got their points tripled by their teammate?
@@finnsaunders4789 So, de Vries has won both the F2 and Formula E championships. He's literally as good as you can get and not be in F1 already. Buying drivers out of contracts is expensive and getting used to a new team/car is difficult (as we saw last year from several people). Or you can just use one your excellent (if "world class" is controversial) reserve drivers for minimal extra cost who has already tested with the team for several years. I mean, you may well be right in regards to the evil empire wanting to play it safe, but buying good F1 drivers out of proper contracts at a works team? How often has that happened really a few weeks before the season starts?
@@cambyses1529 He still has never raced in F1 before, and I doubt the best team in the sport is going to bank on a rookie to help with their title defense, no matter how many titles he's won in different leagues. And I don't think Ocon is going to require a kings ransom to be bought out, since this is ideal for Alpine to get Piastri in a seat, so for a team like Mercedes the cost of Ocon's contract is negligible. I see your point though. I have no idea how much this has happened before, but this is very uncharted waters we're in with the Lewis situation. De Vries may be the best option outside of a driver on the grid, I just think Merc already has a deal agreed in principle just in case to have their former reserve driver brought in permanently. It'd be wild if any of this comes to pass anyways, omg imagine the scenes if Lewis retires because of Masi and the FIA.
If Ricciardo doesn't perform next year, which I think there is a chance of (though I'm not hoping for that), I think that Gasly is probably a good choice, or possibly Pato O'Ward.
I’m wondering if he missed his window for leaving and securing a seat. Theres not to many options and a lot of up and coming talent. Hopefully he will find something but he seems to really be holding on to Red Bull
The question is who is he better than, or as good as but younger? Who would he replace? You'd be looking at Perez, Riccardo (if his slump continues), or if Lewis, Seb or Fernando retire. He's not in my top 6 drivers. He is definitely good enough for F1 though
So difficult to get gasly's future. He has been phenomenal, really solid and became a true n°1 at alpha tauri, despite the capacity of his recent teammates. If he keeps on performing like this, he has the door opon everywhere basically, including red bull. Not only I believe gasly fees he has unfinished business there, but also, nobody knows how competitive red bull will next season, will max stay in red bull? Max is most likely looking at Hamilton's seat, I don't believe he'll stay in the sport longer than next season. Anyway, if gasly keeps performing like this, every team will definitely look at him closely. I can't wait to see the line up for 2023, it will be just insane.
As long as Max drives for RB, Gasly will be considered as the no.2 driver even if he makes into RB. If he joins Aston Martin, they would prefer Stroll and that makes it difficult for Gasly. Mclaren and Alpine options are very interesting. If Lewis retires (suddenly) then I think Mercedes would look for either Ocon, Norris or Daniel Ricciardo (won't go for Bottas) as replacement. If Norris or Ricciardo joins Mercedes and Gasly could get a seat, but to fight for a title in a team with Norris or Ricciardo would be very diifficult. (Teaming with Ricciardo is difficult). The best option for Gasly is Alpine. Alpine still requires another 2-3 yrs of work for them to contest for championship titles. if Ocon goes to Mercedes and Gasly getting a seat (Alpine project looks interesting bcoz of new regulations and Renault backing) and this 2-3 yrs will give time Gasly to built a team around him and also Alonso might retire after 2 yrs thus giving Gasly a chance to become the no.1 driver in a French team and fight for the championship.
Checo had a shot in McLaren in his F1 early career, didn't go so well. But we all know now how big his potential was. Dude literally defended his teammate to the title, very nice and clean racecraft and tire-saving game. Pierre matured as a driver, and he might just be up there with the others. If he gets a Best Of The Midfield again this year, it will be impossible to not imagine him challenging.
I love Pierre and rate him highly, but I don't know where he could go that gives him both a car that can compete for the WDC AND make him #1 driver. Feel like Ferrari, Merc, RB and Mclaren have their #1 drivers for the next 10-15 years already. Alpine can't afford to not have Piastri as the guy who steps in if there's a seat and that already wipes out half the teams... AM and Williams are massive risks imo, atleast with AT you know you're getting some RB parts filtered down
Aston Martin or McLaren has to be the best options in my opinion, he’ll never be no.1 at RB, Mercedes would likely bring in Nyck De Vries if Lewis quits, Ferrari have a really solid pair right now and multiple juniors waiting in the wings, Alpine has Ocon and Piastri once Alonso retires. So if Vettel or Ricciardo underperformes next season that might leave vacant seats available
This will be the hottest topic of the '22 silly season for sure. For Gasly's sake, I hope that Alpha Taure can give him a car that is competitive under the new regulations. If so, he will be the hottest commodity on the market. While a seat next to Lando, George or Seb would be great, I'm betting it's a William's swap at the end of the season - Albon back to AT with Gasly taking on the leadership role at Williams or soon to be Porche or Audi racing!
The options I see for him are McLaren, Aston Martin or (maybe) Mercedes. I think it’s more likely that Gasly would replace Seb when he retires though, rather than Lance.
My take is that 99% of my team saves on the F1 game have got Pierre moving to Merc alongside Lewis/George. Surely the AI has some fortunetelling wizardry that trusts his ability
From the way it looks, he would have to beat out a current driver (idk if you can justify any seats he’d take outright) and then he has to compete with drivers new to F1 with massive backing financially, like Alfa Romeo’s Chinese driver. He should be thankful for his current spot…
The thing that I'm afraid of with Gasly, and the all the other young high profile driver pairings, is that it will be som fireworks within the team, with the two teamates being so competitive and being a Hamilton Rosberg 2015-16 relationship. It hink that will hold Gasly nack a bit, since would be the new one coming in to the team. What I've heard though, that was one of the things thay went wrong at red bull (that he wanted to compete too much with Verstappen), so that might not be a problem at all, idk.
I think the issue with him, is that he needs a Car that is compliant with his likes. It seems clear to me that the Red Bull car is optimized for Max's driving style, If he's not the Number 1 Driver, there's a chance the Car will just not Gel with him, whereas at AT as the lead driver, his input in testing and design is vital to tune the car to his liking, allowing him to realize his full potential.
Honestly speaking, he is an impressive driver for someone in the midfield. The fact that he is in my top 5 drivers in 2021 says something. I feel he needs to "kibba him mouth" (stop talking), head down, focus on milking every great opportunity that comes along in a race this coming season (as long as the car works) and let his skill and his consistency speak. Next thing...... I think he should open his horizon to other good teams and take his mind off being the #1 driver. At the same time, care less abt rb and leave them alone - no smack talking them or have wishful thinking about them. My main concern for him is not necessarily him, pe se, but the the fact that like Albon was, he is at the mercy of helmet and spice boy. I think he can do well outside of the rb framework. As a Merc fan, I wouldn't have a problem if Toto gets him in, should Sir Ham decide to retire at all. Then again, the money Ham would get, could buy out Ocon's contract. He could work for AM if Vet leaves, McLaren if Daniel runs a muck of the year or Alpine if Ocon goes to Merc and Fernando retires. Good yute, but he gots work to do.....
I think the best way to handle Gasly and Vettel at Aston would be this. If Gasly Matches Or Beats Seb, they both get number one status. If Seb Beats Gasly He Gets Number One status If Either of them beat each other and they are close (with 4 positions and/or 50 points) they both get number one Status
Gasly is a top driver, but he has a huge dilemma which you highlight really well in this vid. I want to see him at Merc for sure or somewhere where he can be #1 and surround that team around him for a title fight. It would be a shame if his career was lost in the midfield or ended early
This guy is my favourite driver, as someone who supports McLaren I would love to see him go there, it would be devastating to see his potential wasted.
A McLaren move depends on how bad Daniel's season would have to be for Andreas Seidl to drop him and how great Pierre's season would be in comparison AND ALSO how good a season Pato O'Ward has in IndyCar that they have to seriously consider bringing him over ahead of any of the current F1 guys In terms of realism on order of teams he'd be able to AND want to move to it would be 1.) Alpine (Piastri replaces Alonso but Pierre can easily replace Ocon if he has a very down season) 2.) McLaren 3.) Aston Martin (only if Vettel retires cuz Stroll aint leaving) 4.) Red Bull (he wants it more than Red Bull does) 5.) Mercedes (I think they'll target the likes of Max or Lando or Alonso or even Bottas as they've proven to be very decent at top teams already) 6.) Williams (only if they took another big leap forward to 4th/5th best then he'd replace Latifi) 7.) Alfa Romeo (only if there's a big leap but even then they have Pourchaire waiting) 8.) Ferrari (Sainz & Leclerc would have to be mega toxic) 9.) Haas (they'd have to magically turn into a top tier team for him to replace Nikita)
If he has another year like he did in 2021, he'll definitely have options. I don't see Marko allowing him back at Red Bull though, sadly. But Alpine, Aston or even Mercedes are possibilities.
I think Aston Martin with Stroll is the best bet for him. I know Stroll won't be dropped so Vettel would be if under performing. but I know Aston needs Vettel's experience in the first year for car development.
I think Gasly is just like Bottas, very good driver, in a lower team surpassed expectations but when in a bigger team with a top tier teammate he is just not going to be good enough...
Gasly is in a weird position, it doesn’t seem like Red Bull want him back,, At Alpine he and Ocon have a fractured relationship from what I’ve read plus they have Oscar waiting in the wings… Ferrari have a log jam of drivers…So maybe Mclaren if Danny Ric has another bad year..,And I can’t see big daddy stroll dropping his baby boy and I cant see Red Bull letting him go to Merc…So that leaves Haas, Sauber, and Williams which is a lateral move at best…
Nope. Gasly have a lot of options. And he should move away from Alphatauri at all costs in 2023. Ferrari have 3 drivers(Sainz, Mick, Leclerc) and Alpine also have 3 driver options for 2023(Alonso, Ocon and Piastri). And HAAS is not good So other than that he can go to Mercedes in 2023 if Lewis retires McLaren in 2023 Red Bull in 2023 Aston Martin in 2023 Alfa Romeo in 2023 Williams in 2023 So he has 6 teams he can go to.
Honestly. I wouldnt be surprised if Alpha Tauri is faster than the RB for this season. They had way more money to invest into the new car,since RB was fighting for the titles.
could he possibly move to haas if they gain momentum in 2022, attract more sponsors, dont need mazepin, so sign gasly? Pretty unlikely but you never know. they could nail the regs
If Daniel struggles again, and McLaren haven't dropped the ball with the new era car, I think it would be the best and most logical fit for both Gasly and the team. He's still young, clearly fast and should be at a level there or thereabouts with Norris. I think it would be a driver pairing on a similar strength to Ferrari.
I think Gasly will end up playing out a very similar-to-Perez career. Moved high too early and at a difficult time, but held against him his whole career until the talent is undeniable.
I honestly dont care where Gasly ends up. Was great watching him in 2021. Flying under the radar, but taking podiums or 4th race after race. He was very good in quali too.
No doubt Pierre is an incredibly talented driver who could easily up there given the right circumstance, but he’s a weird one for me as his ability to adapt to cars or different scenarios within a car kind of gives me Seb vibes in terms of if the car is right for him and absolutely everything is to his liking he will thrive, but if the slightest thing is off he will try to completly re design the car and just make the problem worse putting him in the mud and being memed. Being able to rebuild his career and his status the way he has since being dropped by Red Bull is absolutely mind blowing when you consider the majority of people were saying he wasn’t a driver of F1 standard let alone embarrassing Red Bull, but I only think that is only something you can do once so wherever he goes from now is either going to make him look incredible or show the exact same thing we saw at Red Bull in that when something isn’t to his liking with the car he will try to re design it ignoring all the engineers inputs and advice ultimately just making it worse.
I think if Checo couldn't perform as solid as he was in the last 2021 season, Gasly will most likely to replace him in RB seat. Yes beat Max is a huge obstacle but it's not impossible, and he already familiar with his team.. Also if he can deliver a good performance under the pressure of finishing top 4 each race, the other teams could consider him as a proven solid lead driver without a doubt and he could also join McLaren to form Gasly + Norris with a very reasonable reason to fired Danny Ric
The problem with Gasly i think is because he is a Red Bull bound driver, and unlike Carlos Sainz he doesn't have a senior figure who has influence around the Paddock, Gasly future is absolutly on the Red Bull's hand. Also he is now is a proven race winner and join the ranks of elite drivers, so Red Bull must be hesitant to let him go. Side note: if Gasly join Aston Martin along side Vettel, can we call that Red Bull drivers on Mercedez car?
I would rank Gasly on the same level as Sainz, Leclerc and Norris because he proved this season that when his car had the pace that he can fight with these guys . It doesn't seem like it because these guys are now held to a high pedestal to the point that they are now overrated .
Kvyat got hammered by Sainz(90-8 in points) and Gasly and went equal with Albon. That's what matters. So a solid driver but mostly on the same level of Albon and Stroll.
Sadly, I think this will be Gasly's last season in F1. AT can't keep him around for ever; RB don't want him; and the other teams have their line-ups pretty much in place. IndyCar or Formula E beckon, and I have no doubt he'll impress in either.
There's no reason for AT to drop him. Sure, it's Red Bull pulling the strings in the end, but with the results he's putting in it's virtually impossible that he'll get dropped unless he completely blunders this season.
@@DiktaturenF1 AT is RB's junior team, and they fund it in order to have a training team for their drivers on the way up to Red Bull itself. Leaving Gasly in that seat undermines the value and utility of the team to them.
@@jbaidley While that's true, having Gasly in that car when he performs like he did last season, they generate a lot of cash into the team. I'm sure that won't be overlooked.
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My worry is that he still wants to get back with his toxic ex - he needs to be looking outside that. I like the McLaren/Aston option, otherwise I think he'll be stuck at AlphaTauri for too long.
Following the Carlos Sainz Jnr blueprint is probably best for his F1 career
I also think Aston is probably the most realistic option. I dont see either Mclaren driver going anywhere for some years. Gasly would certainly be an upgrade over Stroll although its hard to see them replacing him. Pierres situation is very odd at the moment.
Completely agree. He's so intent of sticking with the team and proving himself that he's doing more harm than good to his career and wellbeing. The toxic ex is the perfect analogy. If someone can talk him into just letting go and trying new team, he could really be up there. I do genuinely feel - as much as I idolise Ricciardo - Pierre would be a strong suit for McLaren's rise. He and Lando having a good but competitive relationship and pushing the team with consistent top 6 placings then further once they understand their path to the top with the new regs
Alpine?
Aston Martin is the only realistic option he can go. Mclaren are already set on Norris and Ricciardo unless if he struggles again, Alpine already have Oscar Piastri set if Alonso retires. His only chance is if Vettel decides to retire and Aston wants to find his replacement. Unless if they choose Nico Hulkenberg who is currently Astons reserve driver.
I think Daniel is being counted out too early, it also took him a season to adjust to Renault, I’m sure he would have a much better season in McLaren, time will tell. Although I think Gasly at mclaren would be pretty cool.
The difference here is that the new formula cars might as well be considered a new team with how drastically different they will handle tracks. I question if DR will adjust quickly enough.
@@Jwm367t I’m sure there will be several similarity traits that they would maintain in the car, I don’t know the full picture of it so don’t quote me on it ahhahah. But with new input into the car, I’m sure he’ll do good! Even though he was dominated by lando this season, let’s not forget that he had that win in Monza, and other pretty solid performances.👍
@@sebastiangoh3337 I have no doubt in Daniel's ability to kill it in a car he's comfortable in, but there's no way the 22 cars aren't an even bigger drastic difference than switching from Renault to McLaren was. The new regs are fundamentally changing the archetype of the car and how it needs to be driven, and it just worries me if Danny can't adapt this year and doesn't seem to justify his massive paycheck for 23.
@@Jimbo7 yeah that’s very true , I guess we will have to see if he can do it!
For someone who’s been in most of the garages he should be able to adapt fast. That isn’t an excuse because if it was the case he’s still be at RB
I think he will become the new Perez, a brilliant midfield driver scarred by a bad year in a top team, hopping between midfield teams and scoring them podiums they otherwise wouldn't get
Oof. I hate it, but that comment is really accurate. I think the deciding factor maybe Gasly's terrible attitude. The Red Bull crew have made it clear that they disliked working with him, and he is known for constantly complaining about not being in "the team he deserves" (which does very little to endear himself to his *current* team). Checo was always very accommodating, and he was instrumental in keeping Force India/Racing Point alive. He's historically been first driver who never calls himself as such, while Pierre (at least at Red Bull) was a second driver who refused to acknowledge reality.
It's strange because Gasly has clearly proven that since his drop from RB, he is a talent that is worth having for pretty much any team
Yet he's somehow not ever getting there because he still keeps pushing for the RB seat, aiming to have two separate stints at a team where that has never, and probably will never, happen
Agree
Tbf the McLaren of 2013 was not a top team. Financially and pressure-wise maybe but their performance was horrible
@@Wizzkidwas I bet is gasley focused on getting a seat somewhere else, RB would pick him up in a heartbeat to replace Perez when his stint is over
I will add that Mclaren has Pato O'ward and Williams have Armstrong in F2, so both those teams have people they would prefer to put in if they perform well.
Williams also have the American Logan Sargeant in F2 who's quite decent
@@lebzgold7475 if it was between Armstrong and Logan I think Logan would get that seat idk why but I think they would take him and it would bring more of an interest in America to have an American Driver on the f1 grid
@@cassy2200 and i think people need to realise logan is miles better than armstrong because he got that dog of a charouz p7 in the standings and he will finish top 3 in the standings this year
@@LiamRushworth21 if anyone says Logan isn't worthy or is not that good of a driver I would just think they don't know anything cause he is really good and he shouldn't be swept under the rug
And I can't wait to see h and Lawson next year in Carlin
Sargeant, not Armstrong
Gasly & Norris would be an amazing pairing imo. If Daniel is off the pace again this year, he alone will be holding McLaren back. And with Mercedes & Ferrari having two drivers who could win a world championship, if Pierre matches Norris' pace McLaren will have put themselves in a good position.
@@rebjimj.e.4119 There's no hiding behind a poorly performing car since you will still be able to compare to his teammate 🤦♂️.
I wonder if Norris/Gasly would actually work. I think on paper they would work out, but personality-wise I could see them not complimenting each other.
Also, I saw a graphic that said the Alpha Tauri wasn’t that far behind the McLaren this year in pace, about 0.05 secs, with the bad year Daniel had I would expect Gasly to have beat him in the driver standings, but he didn’t.
@@markmaison4436 The thing is McLaren has lots of room to improve, whereas Alpha Tauri is always destined to be a midfield car because it's the Red Bull junior team. He'll be going nowhere in that Alpha Tauri which is why he deserves to prove himself in a better car.
@@liukin95 I agree that McLaren should improve more than Alpha Tauri, my point was that they were close in car performance this past season and Gasly wasn’t able to beat Riccardo in the driver standings when Riccardo had a rough start to the year, so I have a hard time saying Gasly is an improvement on Riccardo. But also Gasly can be kinda fiery and Lando is not like that and I wonder if that would create friction among the two of them if they were sharing a garage.
@@markmaison4436 AlphaTauri was quicker than McLaren at certain tracks. Sometimes McLaren would be 3rd fastest other times 5th fastest. Pace wise they weren’t far off from each other. I have a feeling McLaren’s car wasn’t as good aerodynamically compared to the top 3 or even AlphaTauri. This might be the reason they seemed to struggle in those long medium-high speed corners like in Zandvoort, Turkey, Qatar. McLaren had great straight line speed. This might be why they were really good at Austria, Monza. Overall they were restricted in developing their aero package because they had to change their PU from Renault to Mercedes and they spent the whole season figuring out how to fit a Mercedes PU into a chassis designed for a Renault PU.
Gasly should wait one year and see who has progressed the most with the new regulations!!
I see him taking Lewis seat once he retires, I think that is potential an incredibly strong pairing of Russel and Gasly
They have Ocon.
@@chamindujanith6337 Rumors are that if Hamilton doesn't return for the 2022 season, Mercedes will try to make a play for Gasly. I don't see Red Bull handing him over, but with the Albon-to-Williams thing, MB might force their hand.
@@ScraggsTV Rumours are that Ocon will pair up with Russell if Hamilton retires. Unlike Gasly he has done well alongside experienced teammates such as Perez and Alonso and is coming off a great season. He was a Mercedes junior and their test and reserve driver in 2019. With Ocon leaving it will open the door for reigning F3 and F2 champion Oscar Piastri to move into the Alpine seat along with Alonso.
Damn that would be such a great pair.
@@chamindujanith6337 I'm shocked that the rumour about Gasly to Mercedes can exist. Ocon is more experience, proven himself and have not failed at a big team yet. Why would Mercedes skips over him to grab another French driver whose records don't excel over Ocon? Much less driver from a rival program!
I feel like he has been performing at the top level. Forsure hope he gets a chance. Great video
the problem now is actually who want him though. Because tbh Gasly now is in an awkward situation
@@johnlau6749 hamilton is still a question mark tho whether he want to return to f1 or not
if he does want to retire, gasly possibly has a chance to jump to merc
@@asmerX100 that's why I say Gasly is in an awkward situation
@@asmerX100 if Ocon doesn't improve then I can absolutely see someone like Gasly or even Lando getting the Merc seat. I still think Ocon will be favored as long as Toto is at that team, and they would probably like him as a 2nd driver, but if Ocon stays at the level he's at now and Russell doesn't dominate as much as he should, I'd imagine Gasly is next in line.
@@Jimbo7 What makes you think Gasly is operating at a higher level than Ocon?🤣🤣
Mate Ocon was the only one who actually challenged Max and Lewis in the penultimate race. He outqualified Alonso in both the last 2 races as well. While Gasly got beaten by Tsunoda in the last race.
I think McLaren is most likely his next move if they drop Daniel. A young driver pairing would work well for them, look what it's done for Ferrari!
@@orange-head Pato unless he wins the Indycar Championship will not have enough Points for a Super License. Pato currently does NOT have a Super License.
After 7 seasons in formula 1 Sainz doesn't fit the typical young driver model
@@jasongarfitt1147 So neither does Max, if we're going by your logic?
@@jasongarfitt1147 its a relatively young driver with 7 years of experience. It is litterally the best scenario.
@@liukin95 Of course Max, isn't a young driver anymore he is a world champion, young drivers still have lots to learn, Max clearly hasn't.
If his stint at Red Bull didnt happen, he would have been picked by a top team by now.
I mean he would still be at redbull right unless he feels he cant win a championship i dunno
The sad thing is RB actually didn't even plan to promote him in 2019, but after Daniel left they immediately needed a replacement :/
@@Warrioruk yeah, they really fucked him over
If you pick any random race from 2021 you have a 30% chance of finding Pierre in the Top 5 finishers. He's a race winner and a leader. Like Carlos, he'd better be leaving RedBull if he is to reach his true potential.
I would like to see him at alpine, even though him and ocon don't get on. But it would give him more freedom
@@louisbarraud7853 I don't particularly like the Renault F1 Group so I have a personal bias but I don't think Alpine is the place to go, even though he's french.
@@louisbarraud7853 absolutely impossible. Their negative personal experience would hit the fan faster than a Indy 500 winner
@@Specterising I still don't know what that true potential is... He got a shot next to Max and he drowned pretty badly.
Aldas: Three best drivers, Norris, Sainz and Verstappen
Hamilton fans: 😐
I specifically DIDN'T want to name all the top drivers or in any order to make sure that no fights start in the comments. Clearly I failed😂
I got a reply from Aldas 😃. Today's a good day
I thought the comments specifically related to the best young drivers who are likely to be on the grid in 2 years time. Hamilton is awesome but he is 37 and doesn't qualify as a young driver.
To be fair, Hamilton is towards the end of his time in F1 while the others still have plenty of years.
Yes let's all forget Charles. Sure 😃
I would like to see a video about Cem Bolukbasi, the new F2 driver with esports background 🥳
The Turkish one,what's his age
He should forget about RB, they will always back Verstappen no matter the teammate, if he wants to have a shot at consistent podiums he should look at Mercedes(once Hamilton retires), Ferrari,Mclaren or Renault.
I think if Danny Ric flops, McLaren would replace him with Pato O'Ward.
Finally, someone comes and says a different opinion. The question to answer is how good the Alpha Tauri car really is? Is very easy to blame it on Tsunada why they lost to Alpine. We won´t have a real competition next year either between both teammates. Is a lot easier to perform for Alpha Tauri where every point is considered a success. He´s very outspoken, time will tell if he was right or wrong about his consistent winning about deserving more.
Danny Ric is by far a better driver and he's gonna ace this season with McLaren and there is no way they're dropping him, he took some time to get set to the car in 2021, but he's gonna bounce back in 2022
There are WAYYY too many variables to just flatout say that. We will have to wait and see.
Im from the future and i got bad news for you
I think it depends a lot on how this season pans out. Let's consider that Hamilton retires at the end of this season, if Russell doesn't seem to be a championship contender yet, then Gasly will probably be their options, but if Russell is already a title contender then they will be better off with ocon who's reliable but not as fast as Gasly and will be more comfortable as a secondo driver
I think ocon is a better contender for the Merc seat but could see gasley doing well in Aston or even alpine but all the top teams have their seats backed up. Too much talent not enough seats for everyone
Gasly's best option seems to be Alpha Tauri as the lead driver. He wants to be the top driver and he wouldn't be that at Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren, Alpine, Haas, or Alfa Romeo.
That leaves Williams and Astin Martin. Neither of these would be an upgrade for him. At Alpha Tauri Gasly can work on being the lead and bringing the team up in the standings. Also, Tsunoda is getting better in his second season and will be a better benchmark by the end of 2022. And the pace potential has them P5 or P6 as the driver pair is the best of the midfield behind McLaren and Alpine.
As for the young drivers, top to bottom:
Verstappen
LeClerc
Russell
Norris
Ocon
Albon
Gasly
Tsunoda
Zhou
Stroll
Schumacher
Latifi
So proud to be a Gasly fan since day 1 and now seeing people have these discussions 👏🏻👏🏻
After 6 races have finished, I believe everyone knows why his future still remains unclear.
He's got 2 choices. Get out of RB, or hope that Max leaves. Surely there's nothing else to it..
Given that Max is younger than him, there's really no much point in hoping for the later. Max will only leave if the car is bad in which case it won't have been worth waiting for.
@@fleursbruyantes4177 Either that or Gianpiero leaves. Max said he'dd leave too if that happens.
@@suckieduckie These guys need someone to help keep them centered and in control of their emotions. Angela plays a similar role for Lewis.
I just hope his talent isn't wasted in lower mid field teams. Yes he messed up at RB but I feel like he's proven he deserves a second chance be it a return to the senior team or a future in another top team
The romantic in me wants to see Pierre win a title with the Alpine/Renault team. Not only could he rejoin Ocon and possibly repair that relationship to at least a civil respectful one. Also an All french lineup in what is basically a french national team (with Renault's government links) But for Pierre to go to the team that inevitably would've placed Antione on the grid, and win for his best friend's memory. Any team would be perfect but Alpine/Renault... That's perfection there.
Naaaah, Ocon is too French for his own good, there's no way that guy would ever line up along with Gasly, besides it would probably be very bad for Renault, especially if they had a title contender car. Gasly in Renault would be possible in 2 years, even if Alonso leaves, Ocon probably would too cause Alonso still kicks his butt, they'd need 2 new better drivers, and Gasly would totally fits in that description.
My issue with Gasly is his attitude when things arent going well. He is a great qualifier , clearly very quick over one lap but goes backwards in races. Is it the car or is he not good at tyre management. In Lando he would have someone equally quick , if not quicker, especially in difficult conditions and so consistent at maximizing results in the races.
How do people think he went backwards ? He scored 110 points. The only races he finished where he went backwards were : Austria due to strategy and Jeddah due to strategy and lack of pace in the car.
I mean in 2020 he made up places during the races and in 2021 like you said he usually went backwards, but his qualies were through the roof. I think it was clearly a car issue -- we saw it at multiple races where the performance of the AT would just drop off compared to 1 lap
100% agree with you. He qualified well but always drops off. The AT was a pretty good car who should've finished behind mclaren and ferrari at the very least.
@@alexbachaalani4275 I agree
@@AlecBown If you add them up he finished behind his qualifying position in 12 of the 22 races . Admittedly I think he outperformed in qualifying in a few races. He improved 5 times and they were mainly where he didn't get into Q3
Nice videos, good use of visuals
Do you think Gasly might steal Fernando's seat when finally alpine produces a championship caliber car???
It’ll be Piastri
Firstly, lol, Ocon & Gasly HATE each other, secondly, Oscar Piastri would be the replacement, since that he has won ALL of the Feeder Series Championships in a row.
I dont think Gasly will go to mclaren, Lando is obviously the first driver there and will be for a long time. I feel like a move to Aston Martin might be the move when Vettel retires. That could be his gateway ticket to a mercedes seat in the future,
I thought they wanted to make AT a real team and not the satellite team of RB.
That would mean 1st driver at AT.
i heard something about, if hamilton does actually retire from the sport, Mercedes have been looking at Pierre. Red Bull seems to be looking good with Max and Sergio, so i dont think they will be getting rid of any of those quite yet.
The thing is most teams already have in mind at least one good option if they need to replace one of their drivers in the next year or so. Be it young drivers (Mick, Piastri, Sargeant, Pourchaire and half a dozen Red Bull juniors) or even ones currently competing in other series (Pato O'Ward w/ McLaren, Nyck de Vries w/ Merc).
I think he pissed off Red Bull's trifecta of Horner-Marko-Newey too much for them to bring him back to the big team. The bridges were burned quite badly it seems. Pierre is in a difficult situation. His best options I would say are Aston Martin, Williams and maybe Merc. Even though he still has hurdles towards those seats.
I could see Seb (IF he retires this year) putting in a good word for Mick at Aston like George did for Alex. And Lance will obviously stay there for the foreseeable future. For Williams he would have to rely on both Alex and Nicholas leaving or for Sargeant to take more than a year in F2. But I do believe this will be Latifi's final year at the team, so there's that door likely to open for Pierre. Meanwhile Merc could pretty much get anybody they want on board considering their massive success in the modern era. And they also seem really keen on getting De Vries in F1, dunno if they would put him in the Merc straight away though.
With Pierre it’s hard, IF lewis was to retire I think he’s a no brained to partner George from this season onwards. However assuming Lewis stays this season I only really see McLaren becoming a viable option if Danny Ric underperforms which I think is unlikely. It’s risky but I think long term Williams might be his best option to build a team around him. No easy solution if he doesn’t get the Merc seat this season.
Ricardo’s seat is looking good.
Gasly is for me on the same level as Carlos, Charles and Lando
I believe if Aston Martin don’t improve enough in 2022 and fall to the bottom 3 in the Constructor’s then Vettel will retire at the end of the season.
That will open up an opportunity for Gasly to AM. Like others have said at times, Gasly likes to be No.1 driver (as most drivers would) and at Aston Martin he would be that.
The issue for him is if AM perform well in 2022 and Seb continues.
Stroll would most likely take the no.1 spot since his dad ya know... owns the team
@@sufferr2914 Stroll’s dad owns the team right now and he clearly isn’t No.1 driver lol.
A Gasly/Stroll line-up would begin with no No.1 driver, until Gasly starts outperforming Stroll early on and is then the No.1 driver as long as he is there alongside Stroll.
@@macca409 gasly certainly is not a two time fia formula one world champion and one of the best drivers in the sport.
@@macca409 Also do not discount stroll, he is capable of amazing drives his only shortfall is his consistency.
I’m going to against the grain and say Gasly is a Bottas 2.0 - exceptionally gifted qualifier but race skills are left wanting (Albon is the exact opposite). All his podiums involved an enormous degree of luck and Tsunoda was better at defending than he was in recent races. Would be happy to be proven wrong but I think he’s far from being a complete package.
5 minute squad! lovely video, which I've yet to watch. Keep it up 👀
The problem for Gasly is that he wants to get back at Red Bull rather than looking at other options, like looking at your ex girlfriend thinking she will take you back,, the true is that his best option is still AT or move to Indy. By the way great video and great analysis on the idea that Gasly must be judged according to similar drivers like Carlos and Lando and not Max or Lewis.
Seriously, *I need to know.*
Where do people get all that F1 footage from?
I'm asking as a videography student; is there a website I don't know about?
Well let's look at all the teams right now.
Mercedes - Unlikely: Whether Lewis decides to retire this year or the next, Merc still have plenty of talent they can call up like De Vries or even Vandoorne. Gasly is further down the list on potential candidates to take the seat next to Russell
Ferrari - Highly Unlikely: Carlos and Charles are already a solid pairing for Ferrari and should something happen to either of them, I'm thinking they would sooner put Schumacher in the seat first.
Red Bull - Possibly (but not recommended): It all depends on how Checo does this season, and his aim will be to finish in higher positions to get Red Bull a constructor trophy but as discussed Gasly will be expected to play second fiddle to Max, putting him in a 'Bottas' situation.
McLaren - Possibly: Should Riccardo underperform this season, then Gasly is going to be one of the top candidates.
Alpine - Highly Unlikely
Aston Martin - Possible: This one will be tricky, Lawrence Stroll has made is clear he wants AM to win championship in the coming years. (unless they pull a Brawn GP, that isn't happening) And Gasly could be a great driver to lead them there. BUT who do they drop. I think both drivers will be under pressure to perform this year and should one of them drop the ball - especially Vettel, you can be sure he'll be on the list to take one of their cars in 2023. Considering Pérez was dropped in favor of Lance I don't see him getting the boot.
Williams - Maybe: Williams need to see a jump this year, and if one of their drivers will be booted in favor for Gasly but unless their cat can fight near the front of the Midfield then I'm not sure if it will be the right move
Alfa Romeo - Not Recommended: Bottas is going to be leading that team from here on out and I don't see how Gasly fits there. Particularly since Alfa have Theo ready and waiting for that second seat should Alfa decide to kick Zhou to the curb.
Haas - Highly not Recommended
Good analysis - agree that Aston martin is probably his best chance. Unless of course - the one possibility no-one seems to mention - Alpha Tauri themselves "do a Brawn" and he can just stay where he is and become world champion. :)
Haas 😂😂😂 funny but true
Gasly and Bottas would make a great pair.
I'd say Mercedes is possible but unlikely not because of Vandoorne and De Vries lol 🤣🤣but because of Ocon, Norris and Lewis
And I'd add Alphatauri to Highly not Recommended category.
McLaren wont get Gasly because they already have a driver in mind and its Pato O'Ward. Zack has been talking highly of him and his an awesome driver. So its very unlikely to Mclaren
in my opinion gasly was one of the top 5 drivers this season if not top 3! just think about the many times he was in the top 5 this year and he also had a strong quali pace and because of that i think Mercedes should offer him a seat for 2022 or 2023
Top 2 is Max and Lewis. So was Gasly better than Sainz and Norris? I don't think so, lost his wing a bit to much for my taste.
Even if Lewis retires tomorrow, Gasly isn't getting his seat - Ocon is. This wouldn't be a matter of getting the perfect driver to slot in with George, it's a matter of filling a seat in a month. Gasly is directly contracted to their biggest rivals right now, and no way in hell is Marko letting Gasly go without a massive blowup.
Ocon, however, is IIRC a Mercedes driver, or at least was, and still I think is managed by Toto Wolff. So, there's already connections to be built upon, a lot less adapting time, and at the very least he could do a job for a year while Merc looks for their future partner for George. As well, Alpine are very much ok with letting Ocon go for a reasonable deal, or at least a lot more than Red Bull, since as Aldas mentioned they have their own driver chaos to sort through, and Ocon being poached would mean they have the perfect chance to get Piastri onto the grid. Gasly might get a Merc deal if Ocon fails for the first half of the season, but if any of the rumors are true around Lewis then Mercedes have done their due diligence in getting the Ocon deal set up and ready for the worst case scenario. They're too good a team to get caught off guard by a driver retirement, again.
Surely Merc just bring in Nyck De Vries or Stoffel Vandoorne in that scenario. Both are world class drivers already under contract.
@@cambyses1529 World Class...???? Maybe when comparing driving ability to everyone alive, but when compared to F1 standards, I fail to see how they are in any way a better option than recalling Ocon for a season to find their bearings. One of them hasn't driven in the sport since before George Russell joined, which was over 3 years ago, and the other has never gotten a shot at all. You think the evil empire is going to gamble a potential ninth constructors title in a row on a rookie, or someone who during their time in the sport got their points tripled by their teammate?
@@finnsaunders4789 So, de Vries has won both the F2 and Formula E championships. He's literally as good as you can get and not be in F1 already. Buying drivers out of contracts is expensive and getting used to a new team/car is difficult (as we saw last year from several people). Or you can just use one your excellent (if "world class" is controversial) reserve drivers for minimal extra cost who has already tested with the team for several years.
I mean, you may well be right in regards to the evil empire wanting to play it safe, but buying good F1 drivers out of proper contracts at a works team? How often has that happened really a few weeks before the season starts?
@@cambyses1529 He still has never raced in F1 before, and I doubt the best team in the sport is going to bank on a rookie to help with their title defense, no matter how many titles he's won in different leagues. And I don't think Ocon is going to require a kings ransom to be bought out, since this is ideal for Alpine to get Piastri in a seat, so for a team like Mercedes the cost of Ocon's contract is negligible. I see your point though.
I have no idea how much this has happened before, but this is very uncharted waters we're in with the Lewis situation. De Vries may be the best option outside of a driver on the grid, I just think Merc already has a deal agreed in principle just in case to have their former reserve driver brought in permanently. It'd be wild if any of this comes to pass anyways, omg imagine the scenes if Lewis retires because of Masi and the FIA.
@@finnsaunders4789 Jesus De Vries lost to Albon in F2 and F3.
HTF is he a good option?
If Ricciardo doesn't perform next year, which I think there is a chance of (though I'm not hoping for that), I think that Gasly is probably a good choice, or possibly Pato O'Ward.
I’m wondering if he missed his window for leaving and securing a seat. Theres not to many options and a lot of up and coming talent. Hopefully he will find something but he seems to really be holding on to Red Bull
The question is who is he better than, or as good as but younger? Who would he replace? You'd be looking at Perez, Riccardo (if his slump continues), or if Lewis, Seb or Fernando retire. He's not in my top 6 drivers. He is definitely good enough for F1 though
So difficult to get gasly's future.
He has been phenomenal, really solid and became a true n°1 at alpha tauri, despite the capacity of his recent teammates.
If he keeps on performing like this, he has the door opon everywhere basically, including red bull.
Not only I believe gasly fees he has unfinished business there, but also, nobody knows how competitive red bull will next season, will max stay in red bull?
Max is most likely looking at Hamilton's seat, I don't believe he'll stay in the sport longer than next season.
Anyway, if gasly keeps performing like this, every team will definitely look at him closely.
I can't wait to see the line up for 2023, it will be just insane.
I always think its weird that Carlos gets included in the group of the younger drivers in alot of videos lol
Gasly to merc if Lewis goes
As long as Max drives for RB, Gasly will be considered as the no.2 driver even if he makes into RB. If he joins Aston Martin, they would prefer Stroll and that makes it difficult for Gasly. Mclaren and Alpine options are very interesting. If Lewis retires (suddenly) then I think Mercedes would look for either Ocon, Norris or Daniel Ricciardo (won't go for Bottas) as replacement. If Norris or Ricciardo joins Mercedes and Gasly could get a seat, but to fight for a title in a team with Norris or Ricciardo would be very diifficult. (Teaming with Ricciardo is difficult). The best option for Gasly is Alpine. Alpine still requires another 2-3 yrs of work for them to contest for championship titles. if Ocon goes to Mercedes and Gasly getting a seat (Alpine project looks interesting bcoz of new regulations and Renault backing) and this 2-3 yrs will give time Gasly to built a team around him and also Alonso might retire after 2 yrs thus giving Gasly a chance to become the no.1 driver in a French team and fight for the championship.
I don't see Gasly in RB. If they never gave Vergne a chance, they are not giving Gasly a second chance
Can you imagine a Russell / Gasly combo and how hard he would attack any Red Bull car near him? Boy oh boy pleeeeeeeaasseee.
Checo had a shot in McLaren in his F1 early career, didn't go so well. But we all know now how big his potential was. Dude literally defended his teammate to the title, very nice and clean racecraft and tire-saving game. Pierre matured as a driver, and he might just be up there with the others. If he gets a Best Of The Midfield again this year, it will be impossible to not imagine him challenging.
God.... I miss F1.
It’s all going to depend on Perez, Hamilton, and Ricciardo imo
I love Pierre and rate him highly, but I don't know where he could go that gives him both a car that can compete for the WDC AND make him #1 driver.
Feel like Ferrari, Merc, RB and Mclaren have their #1 drivers for the next 10-15 years already.
Alpine can't afford to not have Piastri as the guy who steps in if there's a seat and that already wipes out half the teams... AM and Williams are massive risks imo, atleast with AT you know you're getting some RB parts filtered down
In agreement with all your findings and would love to see Gasly and Norris as teammates in Maclaren.
No way Jose. Next available seat at mclaren is for O'ward.
Aston Martin or McLaren has to be the best options in my opinion, he’ll never be no.1 at RB, Mercedes would likely bring in Nyck De Vries if Lewis quits, Ferrari have a really solid pair right now and multiple juniors waiting in the wings, Alpine has Ocon and Piastri once Alonso retires. So if Vettel or Ricciardo underperformes next season that might leave vacant seats available
Haha. De Vries that guy who will be 27 and still hasn't got a F1 seat is an option for Mercedes. That is so damn ridiculous.
This will be the hottest topic of the '22 silly season for sure. For Gasly's sake, I hope that Alpha Taure can give him a car that is competitive under the new regulations. If so, he will be the hottest commodity on the market. While a seat next to Lando, George or Seb would be great, I'm betting it's a William's swap at the end of the season - Albon back to AT with Gasly taking on the leadership role at Williams or soon to be Porche or Audi racing!
Jesus. Gasly needs to be alongside a high calibre teammate. Not Albon, Latifi's or Tsunoda's. Someone like Bottas, Perez or even Hulkenberg.
The options I see for him are McLaren, Aston Martin or (maybe) Mercedes. I think it’s more likely that Gasly would replace Seb when he retires though, rather than Lance.
My take is that 99% of my team saves on the F1 game have got Pierre moving to Merc alongside Lewis/George. Surely the AI has some fortunetelling wizardry that trusts his ability
I feel like if Lewis retires the more likely scenario is Ocon to Mercedes and Gasly to Alpine to fill his vacancy
Alpine have Piastri mate who could be the next big thing in F1.
He has been performing well, however I'm not sure he is a championship level driver yet.
From the way it looks, he would have to beat out a current driver (idk if you can justify any seats he’d take outright) and then he has to compete with drivers new to F1 with massive backing financially, like Alfa Romeo’s Chinese driver. He should be thankful for his current spot…
Gasly is such an inspirational story 👏
The thing that I'm afraid of with Gasly, and the all the other young high profile driver pairings, is that it will be som fireworks within the team, with the two teamates being so competitive and being a Hamilton Rosberg 2015-16 relationship. It hink that will hold Gasly nack a bit, since would be the new one coming in to the team. What I've heard though, that was one of the things thay went wrong at red bull (that he wanted to compete too much with Verstappen), so that might not be a problem at all, idk.
I think the issue with him, is that he needs a Car that is compliant with his likes.
It seems clear to me that the Red Bull car is optimized for Max's driving style, If he's not the Number 1 Driver, there's a chance the Car will just not Gel with him, whereas at AT as the lead driver, his input in testing and design is vital to tune the car to his liking, allowing him to realize his full potential.
Yes yes Aldas, love an early upload! 🤙
Honestly speaking, he is an impressive driver for someone in the midfield. The fact that he is in my top 5 drivers in 2021 says something. I feel he needs to "kibba him mouth" (stop talking), head down, focus on milking every great opportunity that comes along in a race this coming season (as long as the car works) and let his skill and his consistency speak. Next thing...... I think he should open his horizon to other good teams and take his mind off being the #1 driver. At the same time, care less abt rb and leave them alone - no smack talking them or have wishful thinking about them. My main concern for him is not necessarily him, pe se, but the the fact that like Albon was, he is at the mercy of helmet and spice boy.
I think he can do well outside of the rb framework. As a Merc fan, I wouldn't have a problem if Toto gets him in, should Sir Ham decide to retire at all. Then again, the money Ham would get, could buy out Ocon's contract. He could work for AM if Vet leaves, McLaren if Daniel runs a muck of the year or Alpine if Ocon goes to Merc and Fernando retires. Good yute, but he gots work to do.....
I think the best way to handle Gasly and Vettel at Aston would be this.
If Gasly Matches Or Beats Seb, they both get number one status.
If Seb Beats Gasly He Gets Number One status
If Either of them beat each other and they are close (with 4 positions and/or 50 points) they both get number one Status
Or maybe buddy up with one of the upcoming manufacturers coming to F1. Secure a seat with them
Porsche or Audi
I don't think Lawrence is gonna drop his son,even if he underperforms😂
I don't know why but I genuinely believe that when Hamilton retires(maybe 2023?) Gasly is going to Mercedes.
It's not only you mate saying that lewis and gasly are good friends I wouldn't doubt it
They have Ocon
@@chamindujanith6337 Estaban isn't Mercedes related anymore because of his alpine connection
@@barrybraynen8786 But he was related to Mercedes, so they can always bring him back. Toto is Ocon's manager as well. At least until very recently.
Gasly is a top driver, but he has a huge dilemma which you highlight really well in this vid. I want to see him at Merc for sure or somewhere where he can be #1 and surround that team around him for a title fight. It would be a shame if his career was lost in the midfield or ended early
This guy is my favourite driver, as someone who supports McLaren I would love to see him go there, it would be devastating to see his potential wasted.
A McLaren move depends on how bad Daniel's season would have to be for Andreas Seidl to drop him and how great Pierre's season would be in comparison AND ALSO how good a season Pato O'Ward has in IndyCar that they have to seriously consider bringing him over ahead of any of the current F1 guys
In terms of realism on order of teams he'd be able to AND want to move to it would be
1.) Alpine (Piastri replaces Alonso but Pierre can easily replace Ocon if he has a very down season)
2.) McLaren
3.) Aston Martin (only if Vettel retires cuz Stroll aint leaving)
4.) Red Bull (he wants it more than Red Bull does)
5.) Mercedes (I think they'll target the likes of Max or Lando or Alonso or even Bottas as they've proven to be very decent at top teams already)
6.) Williams (only if they took another big leap forward to 4th/5th best then he'd replace Latifi)
7.) Alfa Romeo (only if there's a big leap but even then they have Pourchaire waiting)
8.) Ferrari (Sainz & Leclerc would have to be mega toxic)
9.) Haas (they'd have to magically turn into a top tier team for him to replace Nikita)
This is the situation. Zach Brown is American and he wants at mclaren a driver from this side of the pond.
If he has another year like he did in 2021, he'll definitely have options. I don't see Marko allowing him back at Red Bull though, sadly. But Alpine, Aston or even Mercedes are possibilities.
What if he doesn't. Then what? Nowhere to go.
I know Marko won't let this happen but imagine if a company like Porsche or Audi takes over Alphatauri. That would be so cool to see.
I think Aston Martin with Stroll is the best bet for him. I know Stroll won't be dropped so Vettel would be if under performing. but I know Aston needs Vettel's experience in the first year for car development.
The fact that this video is pretty much an annual occurrence is beyond depressing.
Looking at the video and comments from a future perspective is really funny
I think Gasly is just like Bottas, very good driver, in a lower team surpassed expectations but when in a bigger team with a top tier teammate he is just not going to be good enough...
Gasly is in a weird position, it doesn’t seem like Red Bull want him back,, At Alpine he and Ocon have a fractured relationship from what I’ve read plus they have Oscar waiting in the wings… Ferrari have a log jam of drivers…So maybe Mclaren if Danny Ric has another bad year..,And I can’t see big daddy stroll dropping his baby boy and I cant see Red Bull letting him go to Merc…So that leaves Haas, Sauber, and Williams which is a lateral move at best…
Nope. Gasly have a lot of options. And he should move away from Alphatauri at all costs in 2023. Ferrari have 3 drivers(Sainz, Mick, Leclerc) and Alpine also have 3 driver options for 2023(Alonso, Ocon and Piastri). And HAAS is not good
So other than that he can go to
Mercedes in 2023 if Lewis retires
McLaren in 2023
Red Bull in 2023
Aston Martin in 2023
Alfa Romeo in 2023
Williams in 2023
So he has 6 teams he can go to.
Honestly. I wouldnt be surprised if Alpha Tauri is faster than the RB for this season. They had way more money to invest into the new car,since RB was fighting for the titles.
12 seconds... Probably the fastest I've ever seen a video😅
Imagine Seb to Mercedes this year and then Pierre to Aston
Why would merc want Vettel😂
Why noy Gasly to Mercedes, then? That would be a much bettet parking... Love Seb, but he's not at the level right now...
Will only happen if Lewis retires and Stroll Masterplan fails miserably. So Seb could be a placeholder til they decide on the next driver
could he possibly move to haas if they gain momentum in 2022, attract more sponsors, dont need mazepin, so sign gasly? Pretty unlikely but you never know. they could nail the regs
Very unlikely, Gasly probably wants to go to a top team or a team that has potential to be a top team like Aston Martin or McLaren
@@elvincitore1512 I’m saying on the very unlikely IF haas nails 2022 and is fighting at the top of the middle old or even for the title
if riccardo has a another poor season at mcclaren gasly in 2023 will be norris team mate at mcclaren
If Daniel struggles again, and McLaren haven't dropped the ball with the new era car, I think it would be the best and most logical fit for both Gasly and the team. He's still young, clearly fast and should be at a level there or thereabouts with Norris. I think it would be a driver pairing on a similar strength to Ferrari.
I think Gasly will end up playing out a very similar-to-Perez career. Moved high too early and at a difficult time, but held against him his whole career until the talent is undeniable.
If Lawrence Stroll drops Lance that'll be the boldest statement for team focus anyone could make.
I honestly dont care where Gasly ends up. Was great watching him in 2021. Flying under the radar, but taking podiums or 4th race after race. He was very good in quali too.
No doubt Pierre is an incredibly talented driver who could easily up there given the right circumstance, but he’s a weird one for me as his ability to adapt to cars or different scenarios within a car kind of gives me Seb vibes in terms of if the car is right for him and absolutely everything is to his liking he will thrive, but if the slightest thing is off he will try to completly re design the car and just make the problem worse putting him in the mud and being memed. Being able to rebuild his career and his status the way he has since being dropped by Red Bull is absolutely mind blowing when you consider the majority of people were saying he wasn’t a driver of F1 standard let alone embarrassing Red Bull, but I only think that is only something you can do once so wherever he goes from now is either going to make him look incredible or show the exact same thing we saw at Red Bull in that when something isn’t to his liking with the car he will try to re design it ignoring all the engineers inputs and advice ultimately just making it worse.
Wait is Lance not a younger driver than Seb? How is that "the last 2 times"?
I think if Checo couldn't perform as solid as he was in the last 2021 season, Gasly will most likely to replace him in RB seat.
Yes beat Max is a huge obstacle but it's not impossible, and he already familiar with his team.. Also if he can deliver a good performance under the pressure of finishing top 4 each race, the other teams could consider him as a proven solid lead driver without a doubt and he could also join McLaren to form Gasly + Norris with a very reasonable reason to fired Danny Ric
Last season Checo's car was a laboratory to make Max's car better, this year with a new car and regulations Checo will be right there with Max.
The problem with Gasly i think is because he is a Red Bull bound driver, and unlike Carlos Sainz he doesn't have a senior figure who has influence around the Paddock, Gasly future is absolutly on the Red Bull's hand. Also he is now is a proven race winner and join the ranks of elite drivers, so Red Bull must be hesitant to let him go.
Side note: if Gasly join Aston Martin along side Vettel, can we call that Red Bull drivers on Mercedez car?
2:48 how do you say in previous videos that Charles could win the drivers championship, then not mention him among top drivers
He said ‘such as,’ not making a complete list. It’s not that deep.
I would rank Gasly on the same level as Sainz, Leclerc and Norris because he proved this season that when his car had the pace that he can fight with these guys .
It doesn't seem like it because these guys are now held to a high pedestal to the point that they are now overrated .
Don’t underrated Danny Kyvat. A very solid driver , not a top driver but a tough teammate nonetheless
He beat Ricciardo fair and square in 2015
Kvyat got hammered by Sainz(90-8 in points) and Gasly and went equal with Albon. That's what matters. So a solid driver but mostly on the same level of Albon and Stroll.
But would Merc want him though with the RB ties he has?
Sadly, I think this will be Gasly's last season in F1. AT can't keep him around for ever; RB don't want him; and the other teams have their line-ups pretty much in place. IndyCar or Formula E beckon, and I have no doubt he'll impress in either.
There's no reason for AT to drop him. Sure, it's Red Bull pulling the strings in the end, but with the results he's putting in it's virtually impossible that he'll get dropped unless he completely blunders this season.
@@DiktaturenF1 AT is RB's junior team, and they fund it in order to have a training team for their drivers on the way up to Red Bull itself. Leaving Gasly in that seat undermines the value and utility of the team to them.
@@jbaidley While that's true, having Gasly in that car when he performs like he did last season, they generate a lot of cash into the team. I'm sure that won't be overlooked.