On the face of it, it may sound derogatory but when former F1 driver Mark Webber labels Brendon Hartley 'a tough little bastard', he's dispensing high praise. Webber knows the Toro Rosso rookie well, their relationship having started back in 2010 when the Kiwi was Red Bull Racing's reserve driver. But the connection really clicked when the duo teamed up at Porsche, and won the 2015 World Endurance Championship along with fellow racer Timo Bernhard. "Red Bull didn’t wrap their youngsters in cotton wool but that was part of the test," Webber told the Daily Mail. "He was immature and struggling to apply himself. He wasn’t ready for the commitment. 'Impossible to be more...
Full Story »