Is anyone really surprised? This season, Gasly consistently beat his teammate in qualifying and in points, and he even won a race. It would have been a crime to offer Gasly no some kind of seat in F1 for 2021.

From my observations in the past two years, Kvyat is always equal or losing in qualifying to his teammates, but then, he is usually good in racing through the field. However, who cares about that? Lose seven places in qualifying in order to gain five in the race? Great.