XPB Images Toro Rosso team manager Franz Tost tells F1i that Red Bull’s junior programme is “more than fair”, while making no bones about dropping drivers that fail to match expectations. Although the energy drinks giants has helped a slew of pilots graduate to Formula One – most notably four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel –, the Helmut Marko-led scheme is also known for its high demands and ruthless nature. Red Bull protégés are usually placed at Toro Rosso to learn the ropes for a couple of years before graduating to the parent team, like Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat did over the past two seasons. However, other Red Bull-backed drivers – Sebastien...
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