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Old 13 Dec 2016, 16:22 (Ref:3695869)   #289
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Originally Posted by BertMk2 View Post
Red Bull are another example of this - how many drivers do they have in their young driver program? How many haven't made it to F1? They've ended up all over the place (including the DTM).
Red Bull Development Drivers that managed to get a Red Bull/STR F1 seat (since 2005):
Vettel
Ricciardo
Kyvat
Verstappen
Liuzzi
Speed
Alguersuari
Buemi
Vergne
Sainz Jr

McLaren/Mercedes development drivers that managed to get a McLaren/Mercedes seat (since 1996):
Hamilton
Magnussen
Vandoorne

That's actually not too bad for Red Bull. It's pretty crap for McMerc as I said.

The second Mercedes seat should go to a youngster. Not an already established driver. Let's get some new talent into a top seat, rather than drop them into a Sauber and then drop them because they weren't World Champion by Silverstone.
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