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Hartley I was not ready for Formula 1 eight years ago

Brendon Hartley is set to make his Formula 1 debut, with Toro Rosso, at this weekend's United States Grand Prix, eight years since his dream of racing at the pinnacle of the sport faded – he admits that at the time as a Red Bull driver he was not ready to step up, but now he says he is. Speaking to the New Zealand Herald, Harley revealed, 'One of the first calls I made was to Helmut Marko at Red Bull and I said if there was ever an opportunity I am ready now – I wasn't eight years ago. He got the message but I didn't hear anything for three or four months and to be honest this came out of the blue this last week.' Hartley, a World Endurance Championship (WEC) World Champion and...
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