Toro Rosso: STR4 Not Similar to RB5
9 Mar 2009, 10:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toro Rosso have played down reports that their newly-launched STR4 car is simply a slightly-revised copy of Red Bull's RB5. The team's technical director Giorgio Ascanelli insisted that on...
Toro Rosso Reveal New STR4 for 2009
9 Mar 2009, 10:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Scuderia Toro Rosso finally unveiled their 2009 challenger at the Circuit de Catalunya earlier today. The STR4 features a similar aerodynamic package as its twin brother Red Bull RB5, but will be po...
Sato Rejects Testing Role with Toro Rosso
5 Mar 2009, 09:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Takuma Sato denied rumors that he's considering joining either Toro Rosso and Red Bull Racing for a test-driving role. After losing to French driver Sebastien Bourdais in his quest for a Formul...
Toro Rosso Delay the Unveiling of STR4 to March 9
4 Mar 2009, 11:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although they have concluded their maiden test – not available to the media – on their 2009 challenger yesterday, Scuderia Toro Rosso have confirmed that the new STR4 will be officially ...
Toro Rosso to Unveil STR4 on March 4
26 Feb 2009, 08:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toro Rosso have finally concluded work on their 2009 challenger, as media reports in Germany have revealed the Faenza-based team is planning to test their STR4 car at the Adria circuit in northern I...
Tony Teixeira to Start Own Team in F1?
24 Feb 2009, 14:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Max Mosley's purpose of having at least 12 teams on the Formula 1 grid in 2010 might not be so hard to achieve. According to the latest report from British magazine Autosport website, is seems ...
Senna: Toro Rosso Were Interested in Budget
18 Feb 2009, 11:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bruno Senna doesn't regret his decision to deny himself of a perfectly decent drive with Toro Rosso for a chance to start the 2009 season with Honda's F1 team. Although that decision led t...
Bourdais Dominates Jerez Day Three
13 Feb 2009, 11:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toro Rosso's Sebastien Bourdais set the fastest time in the third testing day on the Jerez circuit after clocking up no less than 126 laps in the STR3. Bourdais set a time of 1:18:493, with the...
Red Bull Consider Sato for Testing Job
12 Feb 2009, 16:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he lost out to Sebastien Bourdais in the battle for a racing seat with Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2009, Takuma Sato might still be present in the Formula 1 paddock in the season to come. Accord...
Bourdais Happy to Focus on F1 Exclusively
12 Feb 2009, 11:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Bourdais admitted that receiving confirmation for a second consecutive season inside Formula 1 has taken a big load off his chest ahead of the Jerez testing this week. In a short interview...
Toro Rosso: Bourdais Was the Only Logical Choice
11 Feb 2009, 16:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso owner Dietrich Mateschitz insisted that the decision to confirm Sebastien Bourdais as race driver for STR in 2009 was based solely on racing skills. Also, he argued th...
Red Bull RB5 Dominates Day 1 at Jerez
11 Feb 2009, 13:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Buemi topped the first day of testing at the Jerez circuit on Tuesday, but the timing sheets were not very relevant as Toro Rosso approached the official testing session this week with the...
Chandhok: No Finance, No F1 Seat
10 Feb 2009, 15:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Karun Chandhok revealed the real reasons why he's not part of the F1 roster in 2009. Following the economic downturn that started in late 2008 and Honda's pulling out of the sport in Decem...
Vettel Sets Winning Targets in 2009
9 Feb 2009, 11:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull Racing's newcomer Sebastien Vettel knows exactly what he wants from the new season. After becoming a Formula 1 race winner last year, thanks to his impressive performance at Monza, the...
Takuma Sato's Manager Furious with Toro Rosso
6 Feb 2009, 10:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although they knew right from the beginning that money was a key issue in Toro Rosso's decision to name their second driver for 2009, Takuma Sato and manager Andrew Gilbert-Scott expressed thei...
Official: Bourdais Signs Toro Rosso Extension
6 Feb 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It is now official! Sebastien Buemi will be the second driver competing for Toro Rosso in 2009. The last piece of the puzzle came together earlier today, when the Frenchman officially announced that...
Vettel Expected to Top 2008 Performances
3 Feb 2009, 12:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Vettel can only get better at Red Bull Racing, believes team boss Christian Horner. Although his team was consistently outscored by Toro Rosso last season, Horner believes that his team is...
Red Bull in No Hurry to Sell Toro Rosso
1 Feb 2009, 13:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz insisted that there is no hurry in trying to find a buyer for Toro Rosso. Despite admitting it would be hard-close-to-impossible maintaining full ownership over tw...
Bourdais' Manager Denies Extension Reports
28 Jan 2009, 13:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Swiss magazine Speedweek has started the rumor of Sebastien Bourdais already being confirmed as official race driver of Scuderia Toro Rosso for the upcoming season, the driver's manage...
Bourdais to Sign Toro Rosso Extension
22 Jan 2009, 16:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / According to media reports in both France and Switzerland, it seems that Sebastien Bourdais will be Scuderia Toro Rosso's second driver in 2009. Finally, the soap-opera will come to an end, as ...