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Gasly reveals Red Bull 'shock'

Pierre Gasly has admitted he was "shocked" when told by Red Bull he was being promoted to a full race seat in 2019. The 22-year-old Gasly, who currently drives for Toro Rosso, will partner Max Verstappen next season, replacing the Renault-bound Daniel Ricciardo. The Frenchman first learnt of his promotion in an unexpected phone call from Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko. "Dr Marko called me first of all to tell me that Daniel was leaving for Renault and that they would be making their decision on the 2019 driver at a later date," Gasly told the Red Bull website. "So he told me to just enjoy the summer break and that they weren't in a rush. "So I just continued to...
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