Helmut Marko has revealed that Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda are no longer looking at alternatives to Brendon Hartley after the New Zealander improved his competitiveness during the Canadian Grand Prix weekend. Despite Hartley being eliminated in an opening lap crash with Williams Martini Racing’s Lance Stroll, he was close to making it through to the top ten in Qualifying and was more than a match for team-mate Pierre Gasly who was eliminated in the first segment at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Hartley has only one top ten finish so far in the opening seven races, which came in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix where he finished tenth, and his seat was under pressure as team-mate Gasly scored...
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