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Christian Horner says 'it's probably too early' for Jean-Eric Vergne to join Red Bull

Team Principal says Ricciardo's extra F1 experience is crucial

Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner has admitted that "it's probably too early" for Jean-Eric Vergne to graduate to the World Champions.

Assessing the dilemma that Red Bull bosses now face, Horner said that, "Kimi's qualities speak for themselves. He has a proven track record so I don't think you can question Kimi's credentials. "Obviously with Daniel, he's at the beginning of his career, for sure he has the speed and the rest you won't really know until you put himself into that situation. "We've got a reasonable amount of information now to be able to make a decision. "I think we want the two fastest and strongest drivers we can put in the car next year and I think both Kimi and Daniel would represent extremely good options." As to when Webber's replacement will be announced, Horner added: "We'll take probably the summer break to reflect and then after the summer break, it's going to be Spa or Monza but it's not going to be later than that I don't think."

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