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Full nameScuderia Toro RossoBase
Faenza,
ItalyTeam principal/s
Franz TostTechnical director
Giorgio Ascanelli2008 Formula One seasonRace drivers14.
Sébastien Bourdais15.
Sebastian VettelTest drivers37.
Brendon HartleyChassis
Toro Rosso STR3Engine
Ferrari 056Tyres
Bridgestone2009 Formula One seasonRace drivers11.
Sébastien Bourdais12.
Sebastien BuemiTest drivers
Brendon HartleyChassis
Toro Rosso STR4Engine
Ferrari 056Tyres
BridgestoneFormula One World Championship CareerDebut
2006 Bahrain Grand PrixLatest race
2008 Brazilian Grand PrixRaces competed53
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0Race victories1
Pole positions1
Fastest laps0
2008 position6th (39 points)
Formula One portalScuderia Toro Rosso (
Italian for Team Red Bull) is one of two
Formula One teams owned by
Austrian beverage company
Red Bull (The other is
Red Bull Racing). It made its racing debut in the
2006 Formula One season, after
Paul Stoddart sold his remaining interest in the
Minardi team at the end of 2005 to Red Bull's owner,
Dietrich Mateschitz, who subsequently struck a 50/50 joint-ownership deal with former F1 driver,
Gerhard Berger, before the start of the season. In late November 2008, Red Bull regained total ownership of Toro Rosso after buying back Berger's share of the team.
[1]Scuderia Toro Rosso is the sister team of
Red Bull Racing, with the aim of developing the skills of promising drivers for the senior team.
Vitantonio Liuzzi scored the team's first point in its first season at the
2006 United States Grand Prix. The team's first pole position and victory were scored by
Sebastian Vettel at the
2008 Italian Grand Prix.For the
2007 and
2008 seasons, Toro Rosso used
Ferrari V8 engines, taking over the contract that their senior team broke from at the end of 2006. The team principal is
Franz Tost, formerly of
BMW's motor sport division. Its latest car, the
STR3 is nearly identical to the
Red Bull RB4, and both were designed by
Adrian Newey.The team's set 2008 driver lineup was
Sebastian Vettel, third driver for
BMW Sauber in 2006 before switching to a race seat at Toro Rosso midway through the 2007 season, and
Sébastien Bourdais, the four-time winner of the
Champcar World Series.Contents[
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1 Origins 2 Racing history 2.1 2006 season 2.2 2007 season 2.3 2008 season 2.4 Long-term future 3 Sponsorship 4 Complete Formula One results 5 References 6 External links [
edit] OriginsMain article:
MinardiMinardi had competed in
Formula One from 1985 to 2005. Despite having a large fan base, they had been one of the least competitive teams in the sport, due to a relatively restricted budget. Owner
Paul Stoddart claimed to have had 41 approaches to buy the team, but preferred to sell it to someone who could 'take it further' than he could and who would maintain it in its traditional base in
Italy.
[2] Included in the terms of the deal with
Red Bull was the clause that the team must keep its headquarters in
Faenza,
Italy until at least the
2007 season.Whilst Red Bull have abandoned the Minardi name in line with their own sponsorship and marketing plans, the use of the Italian language in the name is intended to hint at the team's Italian heritage. Red Bull changed the name of the team immediately after taking control of the team on 1 November 2005. It was initially reported as 'Squadra Toro Rosso' but then changed because 'squadra' in Italian depicts a 'squad' like a football team, to 'Scuderia Toro Rosso'. Many Minardi fans were upset by this move, and over 15,000 signed an online petition to keep the Minardi name
