Red Bull acknowledge that they have to give Gasly time

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says that Pierre Gasly will need time to develop. 

With Daniel Ricciardo leaving Red Bull, the team were left in a difficult situation. They could either sign Formula 1 newbie, Gasly or look for a more experienced driver from another team. They decided to trust their development system and sign Gasly from Toro Rosso, the development team for Red Bull. 

However, seeing as Gasly has only completed one season in Formula 1, Horner acknowledges that it will take some time for him to be as competitive as his teammate, Max Verstappen. 

"Pierre is a very quick driver and it is up to us to give him a little bit of time to get up to speed," Horner told Autosport.

"It is faster than we would have originally liked to elevate him into the team, so Max will be very much taking on the role of the experienced senior driver and Pierre is going to have to go up against a very competitive team-mate."

"It is not going to be easy," Horner said. "Of course it is not. But he knows what is expected of him.

"And in actual fact, for the team, it is a far easier scenario than it has been in previous years. We have got a clear difference between the experience in the two drivers and the expectations."