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Pierre Gasly: Missing out on F1 seat after GP2 title was a 'slap in the face'

Pierre Gasly has described not securing a Formula 1 seat after winning the GP2 (now Formula 2) championship as a "slap in my face".

The Frenchman secured the GP2 championship in 2016 with Prema Powerteam, but instead of sailing into a full-time F1 seat at Toro Rosso (now Racing Bulls) as a Red Bull junior driver, he remained as the reserve driver in 2017.

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