techman, please think technically. If you read the race reports (
https://www.pitpass.com/62100/French-GP ... Toro-Rosso) you will see the long-runs were done on different compounds. The details matter and you are letting your hatred and general irrationality get in the way of dispassionate objective assessment.
i know hartley long run was done on soft tyre compared to the gasly supersoft but remember the difference between the two compound has little difference, in fact the soft compared is more favourable for race pace as we saw the race and also laptime on free practice by others running the compound. its not only paul ricard circuit , hartley on average 0.5 seconds slower than gasly all season, i hope he improves but i just cant see it happening soon. i support the team so i want the best drivers in the team. for me pascal is decent with experience and will help the team