Almost all driver seats are confirmed for the 2023 season. Fernando Alonso is moving to Aston Martin to replace retiring Sebastian Vettel. Oscar Piastri is set to replace Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren, who will most likely take a year off from Formula One. But one rumored transfer that has refused to conclude is Pierre Gasly to Alpine.

Fernando Alonso’s move away from Alpine has left a seat vacant alongside Esteban Ocon. Nyck de Vries turned a lot of heads after his one-off race at the Italian Grand Prix. This made him the best choice for AlphaTauri who are looking for a replacement for Pierre Gasly. But the fact that Gasly hasn’t been able to finalize his seat at Alpine has left the whole situation in limbo.

Before being close to finalizing his move to Alpine, Gasly was rumored to be in contact with multiple teams. Each of these teams finalized its line-up for 2023 as time passed. Amid all this, Fans took to Twitter to pull Gasly’s leg for being unable to land a seat with memes and funny takes.

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One particular meme with Michael Scott from the popular show, The Office, caught everyone’s attention. The reason was that Pierre Gasly himself liked the meme.

One fan just asked if Gasly was trying to drop a “subtle hint” about his future.

It seems like the fans won’t have to wait for too long for Gasly’s situation to clear up. Helmut Marko recently cleared the air and provided a timeline as to when the final announcement could be made.

Helmut Marko on Pierre Gasly and Nyck de Vries’ transfer situation

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko made the situation clear on sister team AlphaTauri’s transfer saga. Speaking with ORF, Marko said that the situation could clear up before the Japanese Grand Prix.

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He said, “we hope to have a clear situation by next weekend. I assume that should be decided by Suzuka. Then can we say what’s the deal.”[Translated using Google]

“First the Gasly thing has to be clarified then it will be decided who comes to AlphaTauri,” Marko added. Speaking about AlphaTauri’s priority, he said, “For AlphaTauri, it must not be a deterioration. That means it must be a high-profile and fast driver.”

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Gasly’s transfer situation certainly has become a reason for a meme fest on social media. But Helmut Marko’s words and the driver himself having a laugh at the situation hints that the transfer may well have been finalized, and it is probably just a matter of days before the official announcement is made.