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Hartley: I feel ready for it

Despite providing F1 with three of the sport's most legendary drivers, in the shape of Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme and Chris Amon, New Zealand has barely been mentioned in the years since. Indeed, the last time a Kiwi started a Grand Prix was 33 years ago, when Mike Thackwell contested the 1984 Canadian Grand Prix in the Skoal Bandit RAM. All that changes next weekend however, when Brendon Hartley lines up on the grid in Austin in the Toro Rosso, the 27-year-old having been brought in to replace Pierre Gasly who is on Super Formula duty in Japan. Unceremonially dumped by Red Bull in mid-2010, Hartley dabbled in Formula Renault 3.5 and GP2 before finding his niche in Sports Cars, winning the...
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