Ricciardo gets STR Friday practice role
By Matt Beer
Friday, November 26th 2010, 17:17 GMT
Daniel Ricciardo will drive for Toro Rosso in Friday practice sessions at all grands prix in 2011, the team has announced.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88501
I can't say that I'll miss the lad. IMO, Red Bull/Toro Rosso would have done about as well by keeping Bourdais or Scott Speed and having Alguersuari (though I don't know if he's going to make it either).
Other than when both his front wheels mysteriously came off his car this year, I cant think of one memorable Buemi moment/performance in his F1 career AT ALL . . . . nor in any of his junior formulae runnings come to think of it! Wouldnt miss him at allQuote:
Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
I do wish STR would just decide who's gonna drive and let them get on with it.
Because they don't go about chooisng their driver line ups in quite the same fashion as other teams...they're effectively a breeding ground for drivers who have potential to succeed in F1. They did this with Vettel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic
and with this principle, no wonder Bourdais, Speed and maybe Buemi in the future are/will become things of the past in F1; none of them have been that special.....
Having said this I would keep Ricciardo in junior formula for at least one more year, giving him a chance in GP2 would be the logical thing, instead of throwing him in too early like I think they have done with Alguesuari.
BMW gave Vettel his breakthrough into F1 while RBR were cocooning Coulthard.Quote:
Originally Posted by UltimateDanGTR
That's kind of my point. If they don't think that one of their current drivers has a future then why keep them on must to sack them? I feel much the same about Luzzi - he's going nowhere, but having Paul breathing down his neck all season (and taking track time) seemed pointless. Just get him out and give the seat to a deserving driver but give him at least 24 months to get settled.Quote:
Originally Posted by UltimateDanGTR
http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=49766
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while also confirming he will continue to race in the Formula Renault 3.5 series that he finished runner-up in this year.
It is interesting that Vettel won his first victory for STR in 2008. I thought at the time that it was a fantastic achievement, and I felt that race sealed Vettel's career prospects. Maybe Riciardo will have the same luck.Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
Complete waste of Ricciardo's time. He needs to be in a race seat NOW. With proper pre-season testing, he can turn some heads in 2011. He is ready NOW. Screw GP2. :rolleyes: