Would a Red Bull return really be best for Gasly?

Pierre Gasly's triumph in the Italian Grand Prix highlighted how far he has come since his Red Bull demotion. But if a recall did become a possibility, there are real questions over whether that would be in the 2020 Formula 1 star's best interests.

Alex Kalinauckas Sep 9, 2020, 3:48 PM

Upd: Sep 9, 2020, 9:17 PM

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He's just completed the highest achievement of his career so far. He's embraced his mechanics, taken in congratulations from his peers, lifted the trophy and sprayed the champagne. But he won't leave - not yet. He can't. He doesn't know if he will ever return to such a stage.

Pierre Gasly sitting alone on the Monza podium was the defining image of the 2020 Italian Grand Prix.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.