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Red Bull has decided to send the French driver Pierre Gasli to Toro Rosso and replace him by the Thai Alexandre Albon during the next Formula 1 race on September 1st at the Belgian Spa Francorchamps.
Red Bull said in a statement that "the team will race with a new formation from the Belgian Grand Prix." Alexander Albon was promoted to the team to lead alongside Max (Verchtaben), while Pierre will return to the Scuderia Toro Rosso double team "also belonging to the Austrian company" Red Bull ".
"Red Bull is in a unique position to count on four talented Formula One drivers who have a contract with him, allowing him to rotate between Red Bull and Toro Rosso."
The decision to send Gasley to Toro Rosso, who left this season to defend the Aston Martin Red Bull Racing team due to the disappointing results obtained by the French driver after 12 races, compared to his teammate Max Verstappen , third in the drivers standings behind the Mercedes duo. British world champion Lewis Hamilton and Finnish Valtieri Botas.
Fourth place in the British Grand Prix remains the best result of the 23-year-old Frenchman, while his Dutch teammate won two wins in Austria and Germany, took the podium in three other races and finished fourth five times .
"We will use the next nine races to evaluate Alex's performance in order to make an informed decision as to who will lead alongside Max in 2020. All members of the team are eager to host and support Alex in the next phase of his Formula One career, "said Red Bull.
The 23-year-old is in his first season in the first category and his best results remain eighth in Monaco and sixth in Germany.
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