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Vergne on quest for new F1 team
Jean-Eric Vergne says he understands why Toro Rosso has dropped him for 2015 in favour of Dutch teenager Max Verstappen.
The Frenchman said at Spa-Francorchamps that he learned of Red Bull's decision only hours before the rest of the world did.
"I have only one thing to say," he is quoted by RMC Sport at Spa-Francorchamps. "I will always be grateful for what Red Bull did for me.
"We can't forget that they gave me the same chance three years ago that they are giving Verstappen now.
"So I totally understand the decision. Toro Rosso is a team for young drivers, and I am apparently too old," laughed the 24-year-old.
"Maybe I should shave more often to look...
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11y ago from GrandPrix.com
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