Vergne to test for Toro Rosso

10/11/2010
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British F3 champion Jean-Eric Vergne is to drive the Toro Rosso STR5 at next week's young driver test in Abu Dhabi.

The 20-year-old Frenchman, a product of the Red Bull Young Driver programme, won the British F3 title in convincing style, with 13 wins, 20 pole positions and 14 fastest race laps.

"I am delighted to be given this fantastic opportunity and would like to thank Red Bull and Scuderia Toro Rosso," he said. "To date, my only experience behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car has been driving the Red Bull Racing car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Apart from that, I have spent a lot of time in their simulator, providing feedback during the Grand Prix weekends. I am looking forward to these two days in Abu Dhabi and hope there will be other opportunities to drive an F1 car in the future."

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Published: 10/11/2010
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