Pierre Gasly’s imminent Formula 1 debut in this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix is the topic of the latest edition of The Autosport Podcast.
On Tuesday, Toro Rosso announced Daniil Kvyat would be benched for Sepang, with reigning GP2 champion Gasly stepping in ahead of a possible full-time drive next season.
Marcus Simmons and Glenn Freeman join Edd Straw to talk about Gasly’s career and what it is about him that has encouraged Red Bull to give him his chance this year.
There’s a discussion of Gasly’s successes in Formula Renault 2.0, Formula Renault 3.5 and GP2 as well as a look at his performance in Japan’s Super Formula.
And Kvyat’s struggles are also considered, with the Russian having been outpaced by Renault-bound team-mate Carlos Sainz Jr recently.
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