Toro Rosso was “absolutely right” to axe its entire driver lineup ahead of the 2012 season.<\/p>\n
That is the claim of the team’s former co-owner and boss Gerhard Berger.<\/p>\n
Faenza based Toro Rosso’s current owner Red Bull has ousted Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi in favour of the fresher Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne.<\/p>\n
“I think it’s correct, although it is very hard,” ten-time grand prix winner Berger told Austrian television ORF.<\/p>\n
“For Red Bull and Toro Rosso, it’s about preparing drivers – ideally from the Red Bull pool – to find someone who can eventually succeed Mark Webber, or Sebastian Vettel when he moves on,” said the Austrian.<\/p>\n
Berger said Alguersuari and Buemi did not fit the bill.<\/p>\n
“The demand to be at Red Bull is the highest of all, of course, and these two are average at the most,” he said.<\/p>\n
“So these two were good for Toro Rosso but not for Red Bull Racing.\u00a0 It was right (for Red Bull) to look elsewhere for what they want,” said Berger.<\/p>\n
Berger admitted he will be keeping a particular eye on French rookie Vergne in 2012.<\/p>\n
“I’ve heard a lot of good about him — maybe he’s a new Sebastian Vettel.\u00a0 The only way to find out is to try him,” he said.<\/p>\n
And his teammate, Australian Daniel Ricciardo, admitted he will be looking to emulate Vergne’s aggression.<\/p>\n
“Maybe I can learn from him, at least in the junior categories that’s been his style,” Ricciardo is quoted by AAP news agency.<\/p>\n
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