Pierre Gasly has described not securing a Formula 1 seat after winning the GP2 (now Formula 2) championship as a "slap in my face".<br>The Frenchman secured the GP2 championship in 2016 with Prema Powerteam, but instead of sailing into a full-time F1 seat at Toro Rosso (now Racing Bulls) as a Red Bull junior driver, he remained as the reserve driver in 2017.<br>"It was so hard to take as I was ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/pierre-gasly-missing-out-on-f1-seat-after-gp2-title-was-a-slap-in-the-face/10789007/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-F1&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>