AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost was "close to tears" when Pierre Gasly told him he would be leaving to join Alpine next season, the Frenchman has revealed.
The move was confirmed in the early hours of Saturday morning. Gasly will form an all-French driver lineup with Esteban Ocon, while AlphaTauri have turned to Nyck de Vries to replace him after the Dutchman's impressive Formula 1 debut at the Italian Grand Prix.
After having the door closed on a second shot with Red Bull, Gasly is looking forward to a fresh start in a new environment at the Renault-backed team. "It's incredible, a very special moment in my career," he told the official F1 website.
