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Red Bull's Formula 1 sackings ranked

As Pierre Gasly prepares for his first race back at Toro Rosso, we assess every time an F1 driver has been dropped or demoted by Red Bull and rank the decisions in order of harshness

Every Formula 1 team lets drivers go sometimes, but exits from the Red Bull system tend to be more attention-grabbing than most - given that they often happen mid-season, involve demotions between teams, or affect drivers whose whole careers up to that point have been steered by the energy drinks giant.

Ahead of Pierre Gasly making his step back to Toro Rosso at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix, we attempted to rank every Red Bull F1 'sacking' - from the most clearly justified to the most seemingly harsh and out-of-order.

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