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Hartley: I wasn't ready for F1 at 18, but I am now
2017 24 Hours of Le Mans Le Mans winner Brendon Hartley feels he is now ready to race in Formula 1 and make his debut with Toro Rosso in this weekend's United States Grand Prix, despite not knowing the car. Hartley was part of the Red Bull junior programme from 2006 until 2010 when he was dropped by the energy drink giant, leading him to move into ELMS and then find his way to the FIA World Endurance Championship, where he became world champion in the LMP1 category alongside Mark Webber five years later. Speaking about the surprise call-up to race at the United States Grand Prix, Hartley said" "When it was announced Porsche would stop endurance racing in LMP1 for next year, I...
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