Gasly: Carlos and I are waiting for the Red Bull call

Gasly has emerged as a likely contender along with Carlos Sainz whose loan deal with Renault terminates at the end of this season and is likely to return to the Red Bull fold. However, the Spaniard is also on the radar for a McLaren drive.

Whatever the Red Bull bosses decide the young Frenchman is up for the challenge, "Sure, I would like to be promoted, but I do not think too much about it. I'm happy with my season so far with Toro Rosso and I'm happy to be in this team."

As for the future, the 22-year-old said, "It's the same as Carlos's, we both wait and see what happens."

Red Bull is notorious for breaking careers of promising drivers, the likes of Jean-Eric Vergne, Sebastien Buemi and most recently Daniil Kvyat got a taste of the big time but were cast cruelly aside from F1 when their services were no longer required.

In late 2016 when Kvyat was retained for another year with Toro Rosso, Gasly over lobbied his cause through the wrong channels, namely the media, which did not endear him to the team management.

At the time the young Frenchman was not happy Gasly, “The goal for me was to get in at Toro Rosso next year [2017]. They signed Kvyat. I don’t understand it. From what I understood it seems I was in the right place but at the wrong time.”

Gasly clearly learnt a lesson and this time around intends to be patient, "If I'm fast, I'll get my chance. I have to concentrate and make sure I'm fast. Then the rest will reveal itself and become evident."

"You can see everything from different angles. At Red Bull, you can look at all the drivers who did not make it to the A-Team or take Verstappen, Vettel, Ricciardo and all the others who have made a success of themselves."

Gasly has outshone his older teammate Brendon Hartley, to the point that little has been said of the New Zealander as a possible candidate for promotion to the Bulls.

But Gasly has respect for Hartley, a Le Mans winner and WEC champion, and said of his teammate, "He's pretty fast and does not make it easy for me."

"I do not care what teammates I'll have, because if I want to be the best I have to stand up to the best. It's my first full Formula 1 season and I'm only 22 years old."

"I'm happy to stay on board with Toro Rosso when they need me. But of course, I also want to fight for victories and titles as fast as possible," added Gasly.