Team advisor Helmut Marko has once again fended off questions over Pierre Gasly's future at Red Bull.

As Max Verstappen claimed a brilliant victory in Austria this past Sunday, the Frenchman was over a lap down in seventh place, beaten by Lando Norris in the McLaren.

In the build-up to the weekend, Marko had given Gasly a guarantee that he would stay at Red Bull and even after a third poor race in a row, he insists that remains the case.

“Pierre works very hard within the team and that is why he is much more often in the simulator,” he said post-race on Sunday.

“We also have no plans to replace him with another driver. He works with a young engineer and that doesn’t really help either.

“In addition, he has lost the necessary confidence with the crashes in Barcelona, but we have also seen a number of strong races from Pierre and we will work together to pull him out.”

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While it does seem certain then Gasly isn't being demoted any time soon, when it comes to 2020, that could be a different story.

"We won’t do that until September or October," Marko added, on when a decision will be made.