Toro Rosso Idols

[agwiii]

They will want to put the best drivers possible in the car. I'd have thought that the Red Bull junior drivers would need to have some time in the car at test sessions before they have a shot at a permanent test role.

Is Doornbos 100% confirmed as the 3rd driver at RBR?? Otherwise surely he's in the frame for a Torro Rosso race seat? My personal choice would be to keep Luizzi and Speed in the race seats and Ammermuller for the tester. But with almost all teams now having 2 signed test drivers, could Torro Rosso (or indeed RBR) sign up 2 testers too?

Two testers also gives a team the chance to tie up more of the young lions. That could be very clever.

[Subaru WRX]

the seats for Toro Rosso, are they opened only to "red bull" drivers ??

[agwiii]

the seats for Toro Rosso, are they opened only to "red bull" drivers ??

I think they're play fast and free with RB and STR now.

[V12]

the seats for Toro Rosso, are they opened only to "red bull" drivers ??

The fact that Webber and Coulthard are in at Red Bull, and Bourdais is being looked at by Toro Rosso (and the reports that they wanted Montoya too), suggests that RB are starting to look outside their "family" and trying to hire the best available - which makes sense to me.

[Nikki Katz]

Didn't they say they'd announce it before 2007? Does that therefore mean this afternoon? I can't see it happening somehow.
I get the feeling that no matter how many times they say they'll probably field Liuzzi and Speed again, if they actually were going to they would've announced it a long time before now. From what I can tell, Monterio looks good for a seat alongside Liuzzi.

[agwiii]

Didn't they say they'd announce it before 2007? Does that therefore mean this afternoon? I can't see it happening somehow.
I get the feeling that no matter how many times they say they'll probably field Liuzzi and Speed again, if they actually were going to they would've announced it a long time before now. From what I can tell, Monterio looks good for a seat alongside Liuzzi.

We will know today, if they keep their word. However, how often do we see such announcements made on a Sunday?

[TonyO]

i've found it odd how recently the red bull teams haven't been focusing much on the drivers from their red bull young drivers program. they put so much into it, then they don't utilize it by getting new drivers from there.

i can't say i don't hope sebastien bourdais gets a seat at toro rosso, but it would be a shame to see red bull sponsored drivers get passed up.

What would be a shame is to see Bourdais stuck in a Toro Rosso at all.

Leave Luizzi and Speed for '07. Funny how the grass is always greener...

Tony

[msaxman]

The fact that Webber and Coulthard are in at Red Bull, and Bourdais is being looked at by Toro Rosso (and the reports that they wanted Montoya too), suggests that RB are starting to look outside their "family" and trying to hire the best available - which makes sense to me.

having the best drivers always makes sense. but why have the young frivers program, then? they are just wasting money on drivers if they never give them a chance.

come to think of it, i can't think of one major series these days without some, at least partially, red bull sponsored team. does the young driver program feed drivers to other series as well, or just f1?

[agwiii]

having the best drivers always makes sense. but why have the young frivers program, then? they are just wasting money on drivers if they never give them a chance.

come to think of it, i can't think of one major series these days without some, at least partially, red bull sponsored team. does the young driver program feed drivers to other series as well, or just f1?

F1 is growing younger each season. Of course, there will be limits to this change, but there are always "young lions" coming through the ranks or simply appearing on the scene to challenge the status quo. The notion of having a program to help identify them is intelligent. I don't believe Berger buys into the approach, and is more of a traditionalist. That's part of why I suspect internal management clashes are the reason for the delay in announcing the driver lineup.

[JAM]

Tiago Monteiro is one of the names to Toro Rosso. Gherard Berger assumed that. But in an interview to http://www.sportmotores.com Liuzzi said that don't believe in changes on the line up to 2007...