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Scuderia Toro Rosso's boss Franz Tost admitted that Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne might stay with the Italian team next season.
When teenager Max Verstappen was signed for Toro Rosso two months ago, everyone expected that Vergne would be dropped.
A few weeks later, Sebastian Vettel decided to leave Red Bull Racing at the end of the year. Red Bull therefore decided to promote current Toro Rosso driver Daniil Kvyat to their main team.
Speaking to the press Thursday, Verstappen said he would like to work alongside an experienced teammate next year, such as Vergne.
“The situation is still open,” confirmed Tost to the official Formula1.com website.
“I think the drivers that are shortlisted for Toro Rosso are: Jean-Eric, Carlos Sainz, Pierre Gasly and Alex Lynn. All four are Red Bull drivers and it will definitely be a Red Bull driver.
“I am still convinced that Jean-Eric can do a very good job in F1 if he gets a competitive car. He has shown this a couple of times and I personally would like to continue with him - but we have to wait to see what Red Bull decides," Tost said.
When teenager Max Verstappen was signed for Toro Rosso two months ago, everyone expected that Vergne would be dropped.
A few weeks later, Sebastian Vettel decided to leave Red Bull Racing at the end of the year. Red Bull therefore decided to promote current Toro Rosso driver Daniil Kvyat to their main team.
Speaking to the press Thursday, Verstappen said he would like to work alongside an experienced teammate next year, such as Vergne.
“The situation is still open,” confirmed Tost to the official Formula1.com website.
“I think the drivers that are shortlisted for Toro Rosso are: Jean-Eric, Carlos Sainz, Pierre Gasly and Alex Lynn. All four are Red Bull drivers and it will definitely be a Red Bull driver.
“I am still convinced that Jean-Eric can do a very good job in F1 if he gets a competitive car. He has shown this a couple of times and I personally would like to continue with him - but we have to wait to see what Red Bull decides," Tost said.