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Vergne says he is a victim of circumstances

Jean-Eric Vergne Ousted Toro Rosso driver Jean-Eric Vergne believes he was a contender to replace Ferrari-bound Sebastian Vettel at Red Bull, but fate was not on his side. But the Frenchman, who has instead been dropped from the energy drink company's Formula 1 roster altogether, explained that circumstances simply conspired against him in 2014. When Mark Webber retired at the end of 2013, 24-year-old Vergne was disappointed to lose out on the seat to his Toro Rosso teammate Daniel Ricciardo. A similar story unfolded this year: when Vettel made his shock decision to go to Ferrari for 2015, Red Bull once again chose Vergne's Toro Rosso teammate – now the Russian rookie Daniil Kvyat...
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