French driver Pierre Gasly will leave Alpha Tauri to replace two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso at Alpine next season, the team announced on Saturday. | Sport24news
Gasly, 26, said it was"emotionally very special" to join the French team, who are locked in a close contest for fourth place with McLaren in this season's constructors' championship.
"They won their first race last year and this season they have been fighting to be the fourth force. They have a complete package and similar ambitions to mine."Alonso, 41, will leave the team to join Aston Martin on a multi-year contract, taking the seat vacated by the imminent retirement of four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel."As a driver, the most important thing is to be in a car that allows you to show your talent to the fullest," he said.