It was hardly a surprise that Pierre Gasly was demoted by Red Bull back to Toro Rosso, it was bound to happen amid the Frenchman's woeful dozen races with the team – to all and sundry it was clear that it was simply a matter of time before Helmut Marko ran out of patience. However, there were two surprises, the first that they indeed did demote the Frenchman in the wake of denials by both Marko and Christian Horner, the latter insisting not long ago that there was no intention to drop Gasly. A sentiment that Marko echoed before the guillotine dropped on their French driver. The other surprise, of course, is that Alex Albon got the nod ahead of Daniil Kvyat to step up to the Blues....
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