How Social Media reacted to Gasly/Albon Red Bull swap

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14:01, 12 Aug 2019

Red Bull have decided to swap Alexander albon and Pierre Gasly around with Toro Rosso for the remaining nine races of the season before they officially decide who will partner Max Verstappen in 2020. But How did social media react?

Red Bull's announcement

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Bring it on! 💪 @alex_albon to join Max from the #BelgianGP 👉 win.gs/AlexJoins #givesyouwings

10:15 AM · Aug 12, 2019

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Toro Rosso's announcement

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🚨@alex_albon moves to @redbullracing! ✌️ We’re excited to see Alex get the opportunity, and we’re happy to be working with @pierregasly again! 👊 ⁣

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	147
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	108
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	97
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	52
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	20
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	6
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

How Social Media reacted to Gasly/Albon Red Bull swap

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