Vergne laughs

Ex-formula 1 driver Jean-eric Vergne says Brendon Hartley’s call-up with Toro Rosso “makes me laugh” after the Kiwi had previously been dropped by Red Bull. Hartley joined Toro Rosso eight years after he was dropped from the Red Bull junior scheme. “It makes me laugh that Red Bull called on Hartley, given that he’s the one they fired to give me his seat in World Series by Renault,” said Vergne, who spent three years in F1 driving for Toro Rosso and currently leads the Formula E standings. “I find this rather amusing.”