Jean-Eric Vergne has officially started work at Ferrari, after completing his first day in the team's simulator on Tuesday.
As well as settling into his new office, the Frenchman also met with engineers and management ahead of the 2015 season.
Vergne lost his seat at Toro Rosso after the team opted for an all-new driver line-up for the 2015 season. 17-year-old Max Verstappen and reigning Formula Renault 3.5 champion Carlos Sainz Jr will race for the Faenza-based outfit this year.
Since being dropped by Toro Rosso, he has competed in two Formula E races for Andretti Autosport and secured a test driver role at Ferrari.
"The first day as a Ferrari man is really something special," he said.
"But already last night, I took a short trip around Maranello and I realised that this is a city that lives and breathes Ferrari.
"This year, I will be doing a lot of work in the simulator and this first introduction to it was very useful.
"I know Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen well and I can’t wait to work with them."
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Vergne lost his seat at Toro Rosso after the team opted for an all-new driver line-up for the 2015 season. 17-year-old Max Verstappen and reigning Formula Renault 3.5 champion Carlos Sainz Jr will race for the Faenza-based outfit this year.
Since being dropped by Toro Rosso, he has competed in two Formula E races for Andretti Autosport and secured a test driver role at Ferrari.
"The first day as a Ferrari man is really something special," he said.
"But already last night, I took a short trip around Maranello and I realised that this is a city that lives and breathes Ferrari.
"This year, I will be doing a lot of work in the simulator and this first introduction to it was very useful.
"I know Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen well and I can’t wait to work with them."
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