A friend and mentor of 2012 hopeful Jean-Eric Vergne has denied the Frenchman claims he is a better option for Red Bull than Mark Webber.

Mentor denies Vergne made ‘better than Webber’ comments 21-year-old Vergne, the latest cream of Red Bull’s driver development programme, posted laptimes comparable to Australian Webber’s during the grand prix weekend when he tested in Abu Dhabi last week. He was subsequently quoted in a French language column: “I think if I was put in the [...]

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