A combination of bad timing and Helmut Marko's pride cost Jean-Eric Vergne his Formula 1 career. Vergne entered Formula 1 in 2012, placed by Red Bull at their junior team, Toro Rosso, now called AlphaTauri. He raced for the team for three seasons but was informed early in 2014 that it would be his last year with the team. Red Bull did not have a space for him at their senior team, believing at the time that Sebastian Vettel would continue as Daniel Ricciardo's team-mate, and they needed a Toro Rosso seat available for Verstappen. Speaking on the latest Beyond the Grid podcast, the Frenchman revealed: 'I got a call in the summer that I would be replaced by a younger driver – I knew it...
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