Jean-Eric Vergne satisfied with his race

At the end of a complicated weekend, Jean-Eric Vergne does not hide his satisfaction. Only 14th on the grid, the Frenchman did not benefit from a Toro Rosso in full possession of his means, forced to use an old engine since Saturday to avoid receiving a penalty for exceeding the engine quota authorized per season (five). Despite these handicaps, Vergne managed to climb to 9th place, but remains subject to a penalty, his very authoritarian overtaking of his compatriot Romain Grosjean braking for turn 1 being under investigation. The penalty will fall a few moments later, with Vergne ultimately finishing 10th.

" I am satisfied. It's the best we could do, indicated the Frenchman after the race. We had many battles, the race was fun and very eventful. I wanted to attack Romain, he was surprised and braked very late too and we had to compromise. But I think there won't be any problem. » The Tricolor is ahead of his teammate Daniil Kvyat, only 15th and also admitted before departure on Canal + that he was confident about his presence in F1 in 2015.

Find the full report of the United States Grand Prix, produced by our special correspondents in Austin, in issue 1985 of AUTOhebdo, available from tomorrow evening in digital version and from Wednesday on newsstands.