Pierre Gasly may get his move to Alpine after all, despite the collapse of Red Bull's deal to bring American racer Colton Herta to Formula 1, after Nyck de Vries was reportedly spotted meeting Helmut Marko in Austria.
Herta was fancied by Red Bull to race for AlphaTauri next season. But, due to the FIA's current points system being unfavourable to IndyCar racers, he does not qualify for a superlicence and the sport's governing body appears unwilling to bend the rules in this case.
That placed Gasly's proposed move to Alpine in danger. The Frenchman is contracted to spend one more season after this with AlphaTauri, but would be allowed to leave if Red Bull can recruit an "exciting" alternative to take his place.