Pierre Gasly's promotion to the Red Bull Formula 1 team is another positive sign for Kiwi Formula 1 driver Brendon Hartley.
The Frenchman was confirmed overnight as Red Bull's fulltime replacement for Australian Daniel Ricciardo, who will leave for Renault at the end of the 2018 season. Gasly will take that seat next year and join Max Verstappen in the senior squad.
That means there is currently a vacant seat at Toro Rosso for 2019.
The Formula 1 silly season has been kind to Le Mans winner and World Endurance champion Hartley, who is currently contesting his first full season in the sport's highest echelon.
Red Bull contracted driver Carlos Sainz Jr has been confirmed at McLaren next year while Ricciardo's move to Renault and the subsequent promotion of Gasly eases the pressure on Hartley to hold onto his seat moving into 2019. In short, two drivers under Red Bull contract have left the organisation.