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Hungarian Grand Prix was the turning point for Gasly decision

It has been almost a week since Red Bull made the announcement that Pierre Gasly would be replaced by Alex Albon for the rest of the season. Helmut Marko has now suggested that the Frenchman's performance in Hungary was potentially what determined his future. Gasly will drop down to Toro Rosso from the Belgian Grand Prix with Albon joining Red Bull for the remainder of the season despite Gasly being expected to keep his seat for the remainder of the season. The change will now determine who will race for them in 2020 alongside Max Verstappen. Gasly finished a lap down on the rest of the top teams in Hungary and behind Carlos Sainz and this proved to be the breaking point. In an interview...
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