Toro Rosso driver Jean-Eric Vergne could replace Mark Webber after the Red Bull veteran vacated his Formula One seat, although Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus remains the hot favourite for the job. Vergne finished eighth in Monaco and clinched sixth place in Montreal, which represented Toro Rosso's best finish since the Sebastian Vettel days in 2008.
In a damp qualifying session in Montreal, Vergne started seventh and a strong opening stint took him away from the midfield pack. "It was a good race, my best race in F1. I had a good start, better than everybody in front, but I got blocked by various cars. I didn't lose any positions, and then I passed Bottas quite quickly in the race, and I made a gap. I just pushed 100 percent until the end of the race", Vergne said.
"Sixth is great, a great result for the team, it builds our confidence. We need to keep pushing and bring a better car in Silverstone again, and bring some more good results like this," he added.
"I think the team first of all is getting better, my confidence is building up as well, and I just feel good now. It's just a question of putting everything together, and that's what I'm trying to do."
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