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Gasly turned to Vettel after 2016 disappointment

Pierre Gasly turned to Sebastian Vettel for advice after he was left disappointed when his 2016 GP2 success did not yield a Formula 1 drive. Gasly had hoped, and to some extent probably expected, to step up to a Formula 1 race seat with Toro Rosso when he won the GP2 title. That, though, didn't happened. Red Bull had a full house with Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen while Toro Rosso were racing Daniil Kvyat and Carlos Sainz. Instead Gasly was placed in the Super Formula series with Team Mugen where he finished second before earning a late-season promotion to Toro Rosso. 'I get on really well with Seb. He's been a good help for me,' Gasly said, speaking on the latest episode of Beyond...
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