Jean-Eric Vergne admitted Toro Rosso face “major problems” in getting their STR9 ready for the first race of the season with just one test remaining.
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Toro Rosso to launch STR9 at Jerez test
2014 F1 season
Posted onToro Rosso will reveal their 2014 F1 car at Jerez on the day before the first test of the new season begins.
Caption Competition 42: Jean-Eric Vergne
Caption Competition
Posted onShare your funniest caption suggestion for this picture of Jean-Eric Vergne.
Toro Rosso fall well short of sixth place target
2013 F1 season review
Posted onToro 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
Posted onJean-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
Posted onRed 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
Posted onJean-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
Posted onToro 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
Posted onJean-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
Posted onJean-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
Posted onToro 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
Posted onJean-Eric Vergne said he liked the challenge of racing with Pirelli’s aggressive 2013 tyre compounds despite his “looking like cauliflowers” during testing.
Vergne penalised for blocking Senna
2012 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onJean-Eric Vergne has been moved back three places on the grid for the Japanese Grand Prix for holding up Bruno Senna during qualifying.
2012 half-term driver rankings part one: 24-11
2012 F1 season
Posted onWhich drivers have excelled so far in 2012? The F1 Fanatic half-term driver rankings start here.
Maldonado, Kobayashi and Vergne penalised, Schumacher not
2012 European Grand Prix
Posted onMichael Schumacher keeps third but Pastor Maldonado, Kamui Kobayashi and Jean-Eric Vergne are penalised.
Vergne using Jean Alesi tribute helmet in Monaco
F1 pictures
Posted onPictures of Jean-Eric Vergne’s helmet for the Monaco Grand Prix weekend which is based on Jean Alesi’s.
Button first to 1,000 supporters on F1 Fanatic
2012 F1 season
Posted onJenson Button has become the first driver to pass the milestone 1,000 fans on F1 Fanatic – here’s how popular the rest are.
Who will win the battle of the team mates in 2012?
2012 F1 season preview
Posted onThe first person every driver wants to beat is his team mate. Give your verdict on who’ll come out on top in each team in 2012.
All change at Toro Rosso, the Red Bull kindergarten
2012 F1 season preview
Posted onToro Rosso have an all-new and inexperienced driver line-up for 2012 in Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne.
Tost: Toro Rosso is a “rookie training school”
2012 F1 season
Posted onFranz Tost defends Toro Rosso’s decision to drop Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi.