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Caption Competition 42: Jean-Eric Vergne

Caption Competition

11th January 2014, 11:3911th January 2014, 11:39 | Written by Keith Collantine

Share your funniest caption suggestion for this picture of Jean-Eric Vergne.

Toro Rosso fall well short of sixth place target

2013 F1 season review

5th December 2013, 10:005th December 2013, 10:15 | Written by Keith Collantine

Toro Rosso failed to achieve their target of finishing sixth in the championship but fulfilled their other goal of providing a new driver for sister team Red Bull.

Gutierrez contact penalty drops Vergne to 16th

2013 United States Grand Prix

17th November 2013, 22:3117th November 2013, 22:34 | Written by Keith Collantine

Jean-Eric Vergne has been moved down four places in the finishing order for the United States Grand Prix after receiving a penalty.

Kvyat ‘should be on Vergne’s pace within eight races’

2014 F1 season

22nd October 2013, 21:5322nd October 2013, 21:54 | Written by Keith Collantine

Red Bull motorsport director Helmut Marko believes new Toro Rosso driver Daniil Kvyat should be on the pace of team mate Jean-Eric Vergne before the first half of 2014 is over.

Stuck brakes caused Vergne’s qualifying fire

2013 Japanese Grand Prix

12th October 2013, 8:4012th October 2013, 8:45 | Written by Keith Collantine

Jean-Eric Vergne says his rear brakes caught fire in Q1 because they had jammed on.

Tost expects to keep Vergne in 2014

2014 F1 season

26th July 2013, 17:0226th July 2013, 20:28 | Written by Keith Collantine

Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost expects to keep Jean-Eric Vergne in his team next year as he looks set to be passed over for the Red Bull drive.

Vergne, Raikkonen, Alonso, Vettel and others change helmet designs for Monaco

F1 pictures

23rd May 2013, 20:4621st October 2023, 18:06 | Written by Keith Collantine

Jean-Eric Vergne is sporting Francois Cevert’s helmet design, Sebastian Vettel has a pin-up girl on his and there are plenty more one-off colour schemes for Monaco.

Bahrain was an “aberration”, says Vergne

2013 Bahrain Grand Prix

2nd May 2013, 9:21 | Written by Keith Collantine

Jean-Eric Vergne says Toro Rosso had a “pretty poor outing” in the Bahrain Grand Prix but believes it is an “aberration”.

Vergne keeps point but team fined for ‘unsafe release’

2013 Malaysian Grand Prix

24th March 2013, 11:5324th March 2013, 12:37 | Written by Keith Collantine

Toro Rosso were fined following Jean-Eric Vergne’s collision with Charles Pic in the pits during the Malaysian Grand Prix.

“One-lap tyres” appeal to Vergne

2013 F1 season

22nd February 2013, 17:1322nd February 2013, 15:22 | Written by Keith Collantine

Jean-Eric Vergne said he liked the challenge of racing with Pirelli’s aggressive 2013 tyre compounds despite his “looking like cauliflowers” during testing.