Gasly can be as fast as Verstappen

It might have been a disappointing start to his Red Bull career for Pierre Gasly but the Frenchman believes he can still be as fast as his teammate, Max Verstappen once he’s more comfortable in the car.

Gasly failed to make it to Q3 in Australia and Bahrain before he qualified sixth and finished sixth in China. Despite a gradual improvement in results, Gasly was still well off the pace of the top five in China but was never in danger of being caught by Ricciardo, in seventh.

Despite positive results being hard to come by in the RB15, Gasly is still confident of matching Verstappen. When asked if he could be as fast as the Dutchman he told AS: “That is the goal, yes.

“I know I'm fast and I know my strengths, like the classification. When I ride like I want and I'm more comfortable, I think I can be as fast as him.

“Because he is one of the greatest talents of this grill, he has shown it.

“He has five years of experience here as well.

“Although in the 'top' teams there are no easy partners. Lewis, Bottas, Charles (Leclerc), Seb (Vettel), all are very good.”