McLaren CEO Zak Brown is insistent the team will not expend young talent in the same way as Red Bull has done through its junior driver programme. At Red Bull, numerous drivers have come and gone over the years, such as Jean-Eric Vergne, Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari. Antonio Felix da Costa did not even make the cut despite a promising junior formula career. Article continues under video Only Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen have emerged from the programme with any degree of success. Carlos Sainz was never given a chance with Red Bull due to the performances of the Australian and Dutch drivers. Brown has said his team will only target drivers as and when there is space in order...
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