Midseason Report: Grading Jean-Eric Vergne’s Performances

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Published: August 1, 2013

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Being a Toro Rosso driver certainly is a double-edged sword. There are the potential riches of being a part of the Red Bull family and the lure of making it one further step up the ladder. But Toro Rosso is also all about giving young drivers on the development programme a chance to shine in Formula One.

Fail to impress, and you’re out. Just ask Sebastien Buemi or Jaime Alguersuari!

And despite the fact that Vergne has been overlooked in favour of teammate Daniel Ricciardo for the second Red Bull Racing seat to be vacated by Mark Webber, with half the season over, the talented young Frenchman is two points ahead in the drivers’ standings.

What better motivation is there than to prove to your bosses that they made a mistake?



Vergne, who also outpointed Ricciardo in 2012, scored the first psychological blow of the season by qualifying ahead of his teammate in the Aussie’s backyard. And whilst Ricciardo was forced to retire with an exhaust-related problem, Vergne was on for a points finish before flatspotting his front tyres in his pursuit of Jenson Button’s McLaren, and he finished 12th.

A disappointing qualifying in Malaysia saw the Frenchman line up 17th, four places behind Ricciardo, but he then enjoyed a stellar race, carving his way through to 10th and his first point of the season. Still, the ambitious Vergne remained despondent afterward, as he felt a mistake in the pits cost him an even higher points finish. His feelings were well summed up in Toro Rosso’s post-race press conference:

It's good to finish in the points, but it's a shame that a mistake in the pits cost us so much, as I could have done something better. So, overall I feel rather frustrated. But I'll take the point gladly. After these first two races, we now have a short break before we go racing again and we must use that time to take a close look at how we performed and where we can...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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