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Was Overlooking Jean-Eric Vergne a Mistake?

Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner recently ruled out the Frenchman as a possible replacement for Mark Webber, but was it right to overlook him? Horner commented that it was “probably too early” for the Frenchman to take the step up to Red Bull and noted that Daniel Ricciardo has an extra six months experience. Vergne wasn’t given the option to test in the RB9 during the Silverstone Young Driver Test, so we can’t compare the two in the Red Bull. Of course we can compare them in the STR7 and STR8; both have their strengths and weaknesses but they’re still fairly evenly matched. Qualifying Over one lap Vergne struggles and as a result has only made it into Q3 twice, while his...
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