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Originally Posted by mac
I think it's a little of both, personally...
Ricciardo's Red Bull contract is up at the end of this season... If they decide to cut back their young driver program, what does the 2011 entry on Dan's CV look like on the driver market?
A bunch of races pootling around at the back in an HRT - and finished behind Karthikeyan at the Indian GP (and don't bother with the excuses!),
OR:
FR3.5 champion (not saying he would definitely won it - just saying he would have had a better shot) and a season of Friday practice...
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He had a bloody mechanical drama and an extra (long) pitstop. Jeez give the guy a break.
What are people expecting of him....he is in a bloody HRT. Beating a Virgin is a standout performance. And let's not forget he often outpaced Algersuari or Buemi in the Friday sessions at the start of the season. If he doesn't get a fair go at Toro Rosso next year it's a joke.
Algersuari will probaley replace Webber for 2013. Put Ricciardo in for 2012 and Vergne can do the Friday sessions for a year with Toros Rosso and move up to a Toro Rosso race seat in 2013. Simple. It's fair and Vergne and Ricciardo both get fair chances