LONDON (Reuters) - French driver Pierre Gasly will make his Formula One debut at the Malaysian Grand Prix this weekend after being drafted in by the Toro Rosso team in place of under-performing Russian Daniil Kvyat. Kvyat could be retained but has scored only four points in 14 races compared to Sainz's 48, with the team locked in a tight midfield battle. Toro Rosso, who are switching from Renault to Honda engines next year, can ill-afford to lose Sainz with six races remaining. Gasly is already under contract to Red Bull who use Toro Rosso as a feeder outfit for their main factory team. Kvyat has already been through the process, moving up to Red Bull Racing in 2015 and suffering a demotion last year when he swapped places with Dutch teenager Max Verstappen.

Source: The Star September 26, 2017 10:30 UTC