Last year, at the United States Grand Prix, Brendon Hartley made his Formula 1 debut given a chance to step up with Toro Rosso, after several years away from the top flight with little hope of returning until fate dealt him a good hand. Since then, Hartley – a WEC world champion and Le Mans 24 Hours winner with Porsche – has seen his dream turn nightmarish as he has struggled to assert himself and deliver at the highest level, relative to his teammate Pierre Gasly he has been comprehensively overshadowed. So much so that the young Frenchman has been chosen to step up and partner Max Verstappen in the Red Bull senior team while the New Zealander is expected to be fired at...
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