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Gasly heard of debut by text message

Formula One rookie Pierre Gasly revealed he only found out he would make his Toro Rosso debut at this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix on Monday – and via text message. Gasly, the 2016 GP2 champion from France, has replaced Daniil Kvyat in the Red Bull junior team for at least the next two grands prix. "I travelled from Tokyo on Monday to Malaysia, and when I got here I received a text saying that I might be driving this weekend," the 21-year-old Gasly told reporters on Thursday. "I got really excited about it. I tried to sleep on Monday night, which was a bit difficult, with all the excitement. "On Tuesday morning I had the confirmation that I was going to drive. It...
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