After 3 seasons at scuderia toro rosso and 2 years as test and development driver for pirelli, he joined the new fia formula e championship together with. Albon to drive for toro rosso in 2019 alexander albon. Aug 31, 2018 after leaving toro rosso under a cloud at the end of last year, he signed a deal with ferrari to become a test driver this season but horner says it is still possible for him to make a return to. May 23, 2018 a formula 2 driver says he would rather not be considered for the toro rosso seat in formula 1. Aug 09, 2018 let brendon hartley and pierre gasly explain how they tackle the hungaroring as we follow them trackside to get up close to the cars, and speak to franz tost along the way. He is also the test driver for both the red bull racing and the scuderia toro rosso formula one teams.
Kvyat, who has been competing in the gp3 and fia formula 3 european championship this season after coming through the red bull junior driver programme, completed a test for toro rosso in july and. F1 young drivers test silverstone 12th july 2016 youtube. Max verstappen allowed on public roads after passing his. It is one of two formula one teams owned by austrian beverage company red bull, the other being red bull racing. Mclaren, toro rosso confirm young driver test participants. Read about the latest developments on the 2015 f1 driver market here. With brendon hartley struggling for pace in 2018, with just one point so far and a position of. Who will drive for scuderia toro rosso honda in 2019. The italian name toro rosso translates to red bull. At the young driver test to be held in abu dhabi in the week following the eighteenth grand prix of the season, scuderia toro rosso will run two drivers. Toro rosso team principal franz tost was proud of his two rookie drivers after both finished in the points in malaysia, with max verstappen becoming the. As of 2019, hartley is a test and simulator driver for scuderia ferrari. After the news that max verstappen will race in formula 1 for toro rosso next year, peter allen weighs up the positives and negatives of giving an f1 seat to a driver who will only turn 17 next month.
Nov 03, 2011 stefano coletti has joined the list of drivers who will take part in the f1 young driver test in abu dhabi later this month after revealing a deal with toro rosso the 22yearold won twice in. Mercedes esteban ocon mercedes pascal wehrlein mclaren. There may be a new look, fresh gear and a new name, but the driver lineup. At the former, valtteri bottas will be joined by reserve driver alex lynn, while mclarens reserve stoffel vandoorne will be in action alongside fernando alonso. He had been a test driver for bmw sauber, and raced for carlin motorsport in the world series by renault in 2007. Toro rosso has signed formula two racer sean gelael as its test driver for the 2017 formula one season. Johnny cecotto, scuderia toro rosso str8 test driver at. Nov 06, 2018 sergio sette camara will join the mclaren young driver program in 2019 and become mclarens test and development driver.
Red bull junior daniil kvyat to race for toro rosso. Sean participates in the formula two this year, under pertamina arden, a team affiliated with toro rosso as arden is owned by garry horner, the father of f1 red bull racing boss christian horner. In those few days at jerez, the honey badger managed to outperform all competition and would be taken on as a test and reserve driver for toro rosso and red bull for the 2010 season. Anonymous not verified 10 nov 2010 mclaren confirms gary paffett and oliver turvey for the post endofseason young driver test in abu dhabi, whilst toro rosso will try out runaway british f3. Daniel ricciardo tops times but not as fast in red bull at. Gelael will make his f1 test debut next month during the first inseason test in bahrain on. Indonesian racer sean gelael has been named a test driver for red bullowned scuderia toro rosso s formula one team this season the 20yearold said it was his dream coming true.
Indonesian young racing driver sean gelael has been named toro rosso test driver for formula 1 2017 season. Having tested for red bull and toro rosso in the young drivers test at silverstone, sainz was announced on 28 november 2014 as a toro rosso driver for. Daniel ricciardo born 1 july 1989 in perth, western australia is an australian racing driver. Mirko bortolotti will drive for scuderia toro rosso in the formula 1 young driver test at jerez next month.
Russian f2 driver has no interest in f1 ride with red bull or. Scuderia alphatauri drivers 2020 scuderia alphatauri. He was selected as toro rosso s young driver for the young driver test, a role which he resumed, this time in the red bull, in 2011 during which he topped the time sheets on all three days. In september 2010, it was announced that he would drive for toro rosso in the postseason young driver test to be held at the yas marina circuit in november, with the team later confirming that he would drive the toro rosso str5 for both days of the test. Despite an uncompetitive renault engine and an unreliable car, toro rosso s str10 performed well when it was shown a corner and sainz took immediate advantage, scoring points on his debut in australia and. Marco wittmann test drives a scuderia toro rosso f1 race car.
The 19 year old from spain, son of world rally champion carlos sainz, drove for both red bull and toro rosso at the f1 young drivers test at silverstone earlier this year. Established in 2006 as a squad in which young drivers from red bulls prodigious talent pool could cut their f1 teeth, alphatauri originally named toro rosso were formed from the ashes of the plucky minardi team. How f1s young driver record tumbled, and now cant be beaten. During the official tests at the red bull ring on 24th june, wittmann will take to the track in spielberg in a scuderia toro rosso car, the 2015 str10. Sep 02, 2008 reports of former super aguri driver takuma satos testing for toro rosso began springing up last week, and now the team has confirmed the japanese driver will take the wheel for the jerez test. Toro rosso face driver change with gasly set to miss us.
Three days of testing at the yas marina circuit will take place between the 6th and 8th of. The red bull junior team is a driver development program run by the energy drink company. A younger vergne and daniel ricciardo at the 2010 f1 young driver test. Nov 10, 2010 mclaren confirms gary paffett and oliver turvey for the post endofseason young driver test in abu dhabi, whilst toro rosso will try out runaway british f3 champion jeaneric vergne. Toro rosso is waiting for ticktums license before a decision on 2019. Hartley had already tested for toro rosso and red bull, and in 2012 had the chance to drive for mercedes in a young driver test at magnycours. Much like many of their drivers, who went on to become true f1 greats, toro rosso are evolving, rebranding as scuderia alphatauri in homage to a new. Vergne had his first outing in a formula one car at the goodwood festival of speed in july 2010, driving a red bull rb5. Reports of former super aguri driver takuma satos testing for toro rosso began springing up last week, and now the team has confirmed the japanese driver will take the wheel for the jerez test. Indonesian racer sean gelael becomes toro rosso f1 test driver. Red bull offers funding and support for the promising young drivers that are part of the programme. Max verstappen allowed on public roads after passing his driving test. Having won titles in formula renault and british formula 3 in his junior days, ricciardo was drafted into red bulls talent programme, appearing in young driver tests for the team in 2009 and 2010, as well as being handed test driver status for toro rosso.
The car ran trouble free all day completing a total of 76 laps. He won the british formula three championship in 2009. Toro rosso eyeing ticktum as hartleys 2019 replacement. Daniel ricciardo set the fastest time on the second morning of this weeks young driver test at silverstone on thursday as teams began shifting more focus on to tyre work.
Many drivers come to faenza having passed through the red bull junior programme, the academy that aims to take the best youngsters all the way through the lower categories to f1. Test drive f1, sean gelael kian nyaman di toro rosso youtube. I guess the downside could be his young age and lack of experience in the f1 cars, but then again, the young russian test drove for toro rosso at the silverstone young driver test in july. The flying frenchman was called up to make his 2017 debut in malaysia in place of daniil kvyat and, after proving his mettle, he was named a toro rosso driver the following year. Photo by xpb images on july 17th, 20 at july young driver test. Every year our team takes part in the formula 1 world championship with the clear aim of being in the heart of the midfield action, with the ultimate objective of challenging for wins. Co, jakarta indonesian young racing driver sean gelael has been named toro rosso test driver for formula 1 2017 season toro rosso twitter account on wednesday, march 22, said sean gelael will be its test driver in bahrain, hungary and abu dhabi. Daniel ricciardo simple english wikipedia, the free. Scuderia toro rosso is pleased to announce that alexander albon will drive for the team in the 2019 formula 1 season, alongside daniil kvyat. Sean dan toro rosso mencoba part yang berkaitan dengan aerodinamis mobil, sayangnya di awal sesi latihan mobil sean sudah mengalami engine problem sehingga banyak kehilangan kesempatan. Brendon hartley to drive usgp with scuderia toro rosso. The 22yearold britishthai driver has had a very impressive season in formula 2 this year and, up until last weekend in abu dhabi, he was one of only two drivers who could have won the title. Toro rosso confirm brendon hartley for the united states gp. In the end, horner does not make the decisions about toro rosso, but he does have considerable influence and this suggests that the team will continue with its policy of taking young drivers and.
Official site of the alphatauri team, f1 team engaged in the most exciting car championship in the world. Ricciardo took the british formula 3 title in 2009 and was also allowed to compete in that seasons red bull, albeit only during a test for young drivers. He has tested for toro rosso, red bull racing, and mercedes, and during his 2012 young driver test with mercedes, was one place adrift of. After finishing in the silver medal position in the renault 3. A talent vacuum within the red bull junior pipeline has the team searching far and wide for drivers to fill the seats of toro rosso. In testing in bahrain on 24 february, scott speed was confirmed as the teams second driver. Earlier bets were that toro rosso would go with antonio felix da costa, but a downward turn in the young portuguese drivers performance and an upturn in kvyats lead them to go with. Kvyat, another product of the red bull junior driver programme, will therefore partner jeaneric vergne in our driver lineup. Midseason driver swap sees pierre gasly return from red bull racing, the. Much has been written how red bull, out of the blue, plucked the 22yearold from relative oblivion to place him on the f1 grid with toro rosso.
Toro rosso test for razia and cecotto written by tom bellingham 24 october 2012 luiz razia and johnny cecotto will be in action for toro rosso in the young drivers test. Red bull junior daniil kvyat to race for toro rosso 22 nd oct 20 5. Mclaren confirms gary paffett and oliver turvey for the post endofseason young driver test in abu dhabi, whilst toro rosso will try out runaway british f3. Fourtime champ car champion sebastien bourdais was an occasional test driver several times during the season. Carlos sainz jr was the fastest young driver, behind sebastian vettel and daniel ricciardo. An american hasnt been on the formula 1 grid since alexander rossi, who ran five races in 2015, and a fulltime pilot hasnt been in the sport since scott speed with toro rosso. Sato to test for toro rosso, coulthard may retire early. Red bull racing exec touts young american driver jak crawford.
After serving as a test driver for toro rosso and red bull in his early twenties as part of the red bull young driver programme, hartleys formula one dream. European formula 3 title challenger dan ticktum is a contender for a toro rosso formula 1 drive next season as a replacement for brendon hartley. At the launch of the str2 on february, toro rosso confirmed liuzzi as a 2007 driver. In 2011 he was given three outings during friday practice for toro rosso before being promoted to a race seat for the 2012 season. Mclaren young driver program archives motorsportstalk nbc. Haas, racing point, toro rosso wir sind gleich durch. Oct, 2017 brendon hartley to drive usgp with scuderia toro rosso. Toro rosso face another driver change for the us grand prix with new boy pierre gasly set for super formula titledecider the same weekend. The russians move to the red bull junior team came as a surprise given early favourite antonio felix da costa. Red bulls junior driver programme is perhaps the best known in f1, but one member stands out in max verstappen.
Toro rosso is waiting for ticktums license before a. Oct 24, 2012 luiz razia and johnny cecotto will be in action for toro rosso in the young drivers test. Gelael, ticktum, vips or lawson if getting great start to the season. The young driver test was expanded to include regular race drivers following the fall out from mercedes secret pirelli test.
As explained above circumstances and fate smiled on young the young thai driver. Who will drive for scuderia toro rossohonda in 2019. Red bull reveals how much it really costs to run an f1 team. Scuderia toro rosso becomes scuderia alphatauri as the team enjoys an exciting new rebrand. Team and toro rosso do great things for young drivers by giving.
Stefano coletti will test for toro rosso at formula 1s young driver test at yas marina later this month. The formula one team with the most uncertainty surrounding its future is scuderia toro rosso. Toro rosso confirm brendon hartley for the united states. Scuderia toro rosso, commonly known as toro rosso or by its abbreviation str, was an italian formula one racing team. The japanese engine manufacturers aggressive approach to its engine development this year has seen it already introduce four power units for the red bull and toro rosso drivers, with the latest.
Brendon hartley formula one driver biography f1 fanatic. Oct 24, 2012 at the young driver test to be held in abu dhabi in the week following the eighteenth grand prix of the season, scuderia toro rosso will run two drivers. Browse through our highres professional motorsports photography. However, he was released from red bulls young driver programme in july 2010 and while he completed a young driver test for mercedes in 2012 and did simulator work for the silver arrows in 20. Scuderia toro rosso is pleased to announce that daniil kvyat will drive for the team from the start of the 2014 formula 1 season, as the replacement for daniel ricciardo, who moves to infiniti red bull racing. And just last week he took part in a straightline test with red bull. What does it take to become a scuderia alphatauri driver you must prove you are very talented. But in 2020, our lineup is young and experienced at the same time. Sette camara previous f1 experience came in a test for toro rosso in. If theres one man who knows how big a rollercoaster ride an f1 driver s career can be, its pierre gasly. Pierre gasly has been in last two races for toro rosso. Gelael joins toro rosso as test driver popular speed. Scuderia toro rosso will be running the gp2 stars for the young driver test in abu dhabi this november.
Should toro rosso driver have formula 1 seat in 2015. Johnny cecotto, scuderia toro rosso str8 test driver. Daniel ricciardo topped the times on the second day of the young driver test at silverstone, but was quicker in his toro rosso than during his audition for a 2014 red bull seat. His first test is scheduled to begin in bahrain on april 1819, before a visit to hungary on august 12 ahead of the final sessions in. Daniel ricciardo latest f1 news about renault driver. Brazilian racer sergio sette camara, meanwhile, will drive an f1 car for the first time, after landing a call up to test for toro rosso alongside carlos sainz. Many drivers come to faenza having passed through the red bull junior programme. Jan 14, 2020 red bull has revealed precisely how much it costs to keep the wheels of one of its f1 teams turning, right down to the amount it spends on buying the material to build the cars and the stickers. The 22yearold monegasque won twice in gp2 for trident this year, but had his season. While kvyat was an early choice for a seat with the team, albon was the last man signed for 2019, so much so that he missed the abu dhabi young driver test. Stefano coletti to test for toro rosso at yas marina young. The 19yearold italian will test on the second of three days of testing from december 1. The similar red bull driver search, now ended, was an american spinoff of the same idea. The red bull junior team is a driver development program run by the energy drink company red bull gmbh in an attempt to identify potential future racing stars in open wheel racing.
He qualified 11th in his toro rosso str10, had moved his way up in the race to be fifth at one stage, before a power unit problem would put an end to his race on lap 32. Sebastian vettel gave validity to the approach almost immediately, delivering a fairytale win in 2008, before going on to. Razia will have two days at the wheel of the str7 on tuesday and thursday. Follow alphatauri, red bulls second team and formerly toro rosso, where some of the greatest young talents have been raised, among.
Feb 06, 2012 he was selected as toro rossos young driver for the young driver test, a role which he resumed, this time in the red bull, in 2011 during which he topped the time sheets on all three days. Behind the red bull and toro rosso drivers, davide valsecchi completed a programme of aerodynamic and tyre evaluation work to set the fourth fastest. Action from the 1st day of the f1 young drivers test held at silverstone gp circuit on 12th july 2016. Arden f2 racer sean gelael has joined toro rosso as a test driver for three inseason test sessions during the year. Daniel ricciardo tested for red bull at the young driver test as they continued to assess drivers to replace mark. Scuderia toro rosso have been lighting up the f1 grid since the team launched at the bahrain grand prix way back in 2006. Brendon hartley born 10 november 1989 is a new zealand professional racing driver who formerly competed in formula one for scuderia toro rosso. Torro rosso are currently waiting for ticktums super license status before making a final call on the 2019 driver lineup. Razia and cecotto at young driver test for toro rosso. Members of the junior team are financed and sponsored by red bull in lower racing formulae. Daniel ricciardo topped the timesheets for toro rosso at the end of the second day of the f1 young driver test at silverstone. Red bull, toro rosso drivers set for russian gp penalties.
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