January 25th, 2012 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Toyota will shortly confirm Sebastien Buemi as the lead driver for the Japanese marque’s second Le Mans entry for 2012. That is the claim of the Swiss website 20min.ch. Earlier, it emerged that the former Toro Rosso driver – who has been signed by Red Bull Racing as its official reserve driver for this season [...]
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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Red Bull Still Planning Jerez Debut For 2012 Car: Red Bull plans to get its 2012 car up and running for the first test at Jerez next month. In an interview with Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport, the energy drink company’s motor racing consultant Dr. Helmut [...]
Vergne, Ricciardo Land 2012 Toro Rosso Seats
Scuderia Toro Rosso has kicked out both Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari and replaced them with Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne, according to Adam Cooper of SPEEDTV. The team has made it clear that neither of the 2011 drivers is seen as a potential Red Bull Racing driver, whereas the two replacements are. Explaining the [...]
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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Hamilton, Massa Scrape Walls In Final Practice: Both Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa narrowly avoided damaging their cars during the final practice session in Montreal prior to qualifying. On Saturday morning at an overcast and grey Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, where damp patches meant the beginning of [...]
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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: McLaren Drivers Can Battle: Unlike Red Bull and perhaps also Ferrari, McLaren’s two drivers are free to race when running first and second. Red Bull’s Christian Horner admitted in Shanghai that when his drivers are dominating, the actual wheel-to-wheel racing ends at the first corner. And [...]
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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Buemi Not Afraid To Return To Toro Rosso Cockpit: Sebastien Buemi insists he will have no qualms about returning to the wheel of his Toro Rosso on Saturday. In initial practice for the Chinese Grand Prix, the 21-year-old Swiss had a scary incident when both wheels [...]
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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1, courtesy of SPEED TV: Buemi To Give New Toro Rosso Track Debut On Launch Day: Sebastien Buemi will give Toro Rosso’s new car its track debut at Valencia next Monday. The Faenza based team, which is producing its own car for the first time this year [...]
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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Pit Stops To Take Sub-3 Seconds In 2010: F1 looks set to stage lightning-fast pit stops in 2010. Williams’s spokeswoman Claire Williams revealed that the Grove based team was Thursday practicing pit stops for the upcoming season. Refueling has been banned for 2010, meaning that [...]
