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Vergne: Toro Rosso no 'back-up plan'

Jean-Eric Vergne has said he has faith in Toro Rosso and while he has admitted it was 'tough' not to be selected to step up to Red Bull's 'A' team, he is adamant the Faenza squad is no 'back-up plan'.Vergne was one of those touted as a possible replacement for the retiring Mark Webber earlier this year, however, in the end it was Daniel Ricciardo that got the nod.“It has been really tough [this year]. Obviously there was the Red Bull seat opportunity. They went for Daniel. It was, of course, a big disappointment for me as a racing driver. You want to win races, be one day a world champion and obviously it's the team to be in to do this, to succeed. But, you know, I try to look at the...
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