Antipodeans rise to the top

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The reserve driver duties for both Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso will fall to Brendon Hartley and Daniel Ricciardo this season.

Brendon said: “I’m happy to be a part of the Red Bull F1 set-up again and it’ll be good to be at the race tracks learning as much as possible so that if I do get the opportunity to do a race I’m fully prepared.”

As well as being our reserve drivers, the pair, both based in Milton Keynes, will compete as team-mates in the World Series by Renault for the Tech 1 team.

“Me and Daniel are good friends, said Brendon. “But we’ve never been team-mates before so that’ll be different, but he’s a nice guy and we get on really well and we’ll be fighting to win as long as it’s fair then let the best man win.”

“My goal remains the same as every year,” insists Hartley. “Take as many wins as possible, and the title as well.”

Hartley and Ricciardo are Red Bull reserves

By Jonathan Noble

Daniel Ricciardo and Brendon Hartley have been appointed as the reserve drivers for Red Bull's two Formula 1 teams in 2010.

Both men have been supported by Red Bull's young driver programme and, after shining during the young driver test days back in December, the duo will share reserve duties throughout this season.

Red Bull announced that Australian Ricciardo, the reigning British F3 champion, and New Zealander Hartley will alternate the reserve driver duties on a race-by-race basis.

The drivers will sit-in on team meetings, spend time with the current race drivers and familiarise themselves with how Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso work so they are ready for action in the event of getting called up to compete.

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