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Jean-Eric Vergne becomes test driver for Ferrari

Jean-Eric Vergne becomes test driver for Ferrari

  • Published on 19 Dec 2014 18:38
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  • By: Rob Veenstra
Ferrari announces that, as from next season, Jean-Eric Vergne will join the Scuderia in the role of test driver to work on car development in the simulator. The rest of the driver line-up consists of the race pairing of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel, along with test and third driver Esteban Gutiérrez, while Marc Genè and Davide Rigon are confirmed in the role of test drivers. Pedro de la Rosa leaves the Scuderia at the end of this year. Everyone in the team thanks him for the work he has done over the past two years.

"On behalf of the entire team, I welcome Jean-Eric, who I’m sure will make an important contribution to our development work in the simulator," commented Scuderia Ferrari Director General and Team Principal, Maurizio Arrivabene. "He will fit in to a programme aimed at improving important areas, invigorating and strengthening an already strong and capable group of professionals."

"I feel very honored to be joining the Ferrari family and becoming a part of the most prestigious team in the history of Formula One," commented Jean-Eric Vergne. "The objective is a unanimous one and that is to help the Scuderia get back to the top step of the podium. Having had two years working in the simulator for a top F1 team and three years racing with Toro Rosso, my experience will add to the great efforts that are currently being made in order to get the team back to its winning ways. I look forward to fulfilling my dream in becoming a member of the Ferrari Formula One team and having the Tifosi behind me every step of the way."
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  • BtwnDitches

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    Oh, I'm sure that this over-abundance of aspiring & under-utilized young drivers will do a lot for the demeanor and inner-harmony of the revised Ferrari team. NOT! Vettle and Kimi will be "sweating" their top driving assignements every minute. Nobody said that the Italians are great organizers and team builders. That's been part of Ferrari's problems up to now. Here they go again . . .

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