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End of Year Shuffle: 14 Formula One teams swap drivers for 2010

If you thought the series of driver changes in the middle of this ongoing Formula One season was something, it's nothing compared to the grand game of musical chairs expected to ensue as the season draws to a close. With BMW closing up shop, several new teams joining the grid and at least a couple of former world champions switching teams for next year's championship, we're shaping up for the biggest jumble the F1 circus has seen in years. Follow the jump to see how it's unfolding so far. [Image: Clive Mason/Getty] ... Read more →

Don't Text and Drive: Bourdais reportedly fired by Toro Rosso via SMS Noah Joseph

The rules of text messaging seem to keep on sliding to the point where what was once unacceptable is now common practice - but there's got to be a line drawn somewhere. Take Sebastien Bourdais, for ...

Statement on Ferrari website lashes out against Toro Rosso "indiscretion" Noah Joseph

Sour grapes much? Both of Italy's Formula One teams had to switch drivers mid-season during the year: Scuderia Toro Rosso (because Sebastien Bourdais wasn't working out) and Scuderia Ferrari (due ...

Max Mosley, Sebastien Bourdais settle individual lawsuits Noah Joseph

Those who bemoan modern Formula One settling its rivalries in the courtroom instead of on the race track have another set of examples to bring up at the pub as news emerges of the settlement of ...

Officially Official: Toro Rosso confirms Alguersuari to replace Bourdais Noah Joseph

It's official, Ladies and Gentlemen: Sebastien Bourdais' career in Formula One is finished. In his place will be the youngest driver ever to race in F1, Spanish pilot Jamie Alguersuari. Scuderia Toro ...

Toro Rosso reportedly replaces Sebastien Bourdais with 19-year-old Jamie Alguersuari 4 months ago on Autoblog

Those pulling for Sebastien Bourdais will undoubtedly be disappointed by the latest reports emanating from the Formula One paddock. After winning the now-defunct Champ Car title four times in a row, the French driver switched to Formula One with Scuderia Toro Rosso last season, but while his ...

Sebastian Vettel drives his Toro Rosso on public streets to pick up award 5 months ago on Autoblog

It's not every day that we get to see an F1 car out on city streets, but then again, we don't live in Italy. That's the racing-crazed country that recently allowed Sebastian Vettel to drive a grand prix racer across 12 kilometers of public roads to receive the Lorenzo Bandini Trophy. The award is ...

Spoiler Alert: 2009 Monaco Grand Prix recap 5 months ago on Autoblog

Another race, another week of wondering whether the other Formula 1 teams would make enough progress to catch Brawn GP. Saturday's qualifying session for the Monaco Grand Prix looked pretty familiar, save for a sorely missed flash of red on the front row. This week's top three? Not ...

More F1 teams joins boycott call for 2010 regulation changes 6 months ago on Autoblog

Yesterday, we brought you news that Toyota could quit Formula One if FIA president Max Mosley's proposal for a two-tiered budget system is put in place. But the Japanese team based in Germany – currently enjoying its best season so far – isn't the only one making noise. Ferrari has ...

More Bull: Scuderia Toro Rosso unveils the 2009 STR4 8 months ago on Autoblog

Scuderia Toro Rosso has emerged as one of the last teams on the Formula One grid to unveil their new challenger for the 2009 season. After undergoing its initial shake-down run in Italy last week, the new STR4 is now participating in the last group test session in Barcelona before the start ...

Racing Home: Bourdais returns to F1 with Toro Rosso, Le Mans & Sebring with Peugeot 9 months ago on Autoblog

With fellow Red Bull protégé Scott Speed back in stock cars and the USF1 initiative still at least a year away, the closest Americans have to representation in Formula One is Sebastien Bourdais. Sure, he's French, but after dominating Champ Cars for several years on this side of the ...

Musical Sebastiens: Toro Rosso confirms Buemi for 2009 10 months ago on Autoblog

With Sebastian Vettel moving up to the Red Bull senior squad to fill the vacancy left by David Coulthard's, the motor racing community has been held in suspense, waiting for the junior Scuderia Toro Rosso team to announce their drivers for 2009. The team has now confirmed that 20-year-old Swiss ...

Wait, What? Red Bull buys back full stake in Toro Rosso 11 months ago on Autoblog

We wish we could understand how Dietrich Mateschitz thinks, but we just can't. After years of sponsoring F1 teams, the Red Bull chief decides to buy one outright. That wasn't enough, so he buys a second one. Then he sells half of that team to former F1 driver (and fellow Austrian) Gerhard ...

REPORT: Red Bull to shut down the Red Bulletin 11 months ago on Autoblog

Formula One fans and team members alike will be disappointed by reports that the Red Bulletin may be cancelled. The magazine is put out by Red Bull, owners of the Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso teams, in four daily editions at each grand prix on the Formula One calendar. It has become a ...

F1 hopefuls head to Jerez, Spain for Vettel's seat at STR 1 year ago on Autoblog

If you think you've got what it takes to be an F1 driver, you might want to grab a flight to Jerez, Spain, on the double, as Scuderia Toro Rosso bosses Gerhard Berger and Franz Tost have just landed there to evaluate new drivers for next year. Although they're clearly happy with the performance ...

Scuderia Shuffle: Sebastian Vettel rumored to drive for Ferrari 1 year ago on Autoblog

What a tangled web we weave. Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Sebastian Vettel is one of the only drivers in Formula One who doesn't have a manager, and the rookie has no plans to change that despite an increasingly complicated entanglement of contracts between several teams now being reported in ...

Scuderia Toro Rosso up for sale... in two years 1 year ago on Autoblog

After months of speculation and denials, Red Bull chief Dietrich Mateschitz has confirmed that Scuderia Toro Rosso is up for sale. STR is the effective b-squad to Red Bull Racing, and is jointly owned by Mateschitz and former F1 driver Gerhard Berger, having purchased the perennial back-marker ...

U.S. driver Scott Speed makes his official exit from F1 2 years ago on Autoblog

Scott Speed's climb through the Red Bull Young Driver's Program was a great deal more promising -- and lengthy -- than his actual Formula 1 career. As of today, the 24-year-old Californian has been replaced in his Scuderia Toro Rosso seat by former BMW test driver Sebastian Vettel. Vettel, a ...

Formula 1: Scott Speed to race at U.S. karting Supernationals 3 years ago on Autoblog

Scuderia Toro Rosso's Scott Speed will return to his racing roots in November, sliding into a shifter kart to race in the 10th running of U.S. karting's SuperNationals in Las Vegas. Speed got his start in karting, and he's the only shifter kart pilot to win the SuperNats twice, in 2000 and 2001. ...






Autoblog Podcast #152: Paukert Enhanced!

Chris Paukert joins the usual crew of Chris, Sam, and Dan, summarily classing up the joint.

 
 

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