Tag Archive: Red Bull Junior

May 31

Red Bull junior driver Daniil Kvyat unbeatable at Red Bull Ring

“I am very happy with these three pole positions.” – Daniil Kvyat

FIA Formula 3 European Championship logoWatched by Red Bull motorsport consultant Dr. Helmut Marko, Daniil Kvyat (Carlin) claimed all three pole positions for the fifth racing weekend of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship at the 4.326 kilometres long Red Bull Ring.

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May 14

Red Bull Junior joins Carlin for FIA F3 European Championship

Kvyat will drive a fifth Volkswagen powered Dallara

FIA Formula 3 European Championship logoDaniil Kvyat will contest the remaining rounds of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Carlin following a successful debut in the series in Hockenheim. Read the rest of this entry »

May 03

Next Red Bull junior ‘very close’ to F1 debut

The obvious favourite for that seat is Antonio Felix da Costa

2012-10-22 - Red Bull Racing - Antonio Felix da CostaThe latest cream of Red Bull’s junior driver programme insists he is ready to step up to formula one. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 15

Webber has visited Porsche factory – report

Negotiations have already resulted in agreement about a three-year term

2013-03-23 - Red Bull Racing - Malaysia - Mark Webber (6)There is truth to reports Mark Webber is contemplating a switch from formula one to Le Mans-style racing with Porsche next year. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 09

MW Arden driver annoucement

Red Bull Junior drivers sign with MW Arden for GP3 Championship

Carlos SainzDaniil KvyatMW Arden is delighted to announce that two drivers from the Red Bull Junior programme, Carlos Sainz and Daniil Kvyat, will be joining the team to contend the 2013 GP3 Championship. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 16

Vergne predicts strong season for Toro Rosso

Jean-Eric Vergne has predicted a good season ahead for Toro Rosso.

2012-02-06 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - STR7 Launch - Daniel Ricciardo - Jean-Eric Vergne 022012-02-06 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - STR7 Launch Jean-Eric VergneAlong with Daniel Ricciardo, French rookie Vergne makes up the Red Bull junior team’s new driver lineup, following the ousting at the end of last season of Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 15

Red Bull stuns F1 with all-new Toro Rosso lineup

“It is therefore part of the team’s culture to change its driver lineup from time to time in order to achieve this goal” – Tost.

09 - Scuderia Toro Rosso2011-02-01 - Red Bull Racing - 0015Red Bull has stunned the formula one world by ousting existing drivers Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi and installing an all-new lineup for its second team Toro Rosso.

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Dec 14

Scuderia Toro Rosso will have a completely new driver line-up for the 2012 Formula 1 season, made up of Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne.

Scuderia Toro Rosso announces all-new driver line-up for 2012

2011-08-28 - HRT F1 Team - Belgium - Daniel Ricciardo 03 2011-10-14 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Korea -  Jean-Eric Vergne (3)It will be the first time since the team’s 2006 debut that it will begin the year with an all new line-up. Both drivers have come through the Red Bull Junior Driver programme and the decision to promote Daniel and Jean-Eric to Scuderia Toro Rosso was taken by the team in conjunction with Red Bull.

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Nov 01

Red Bull Junior Jean-Eric Vergne to test RB7

Jean-Eric was runner up in this year’s Formula Renault 3.5 series

2011-10-14 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Korea -  Jean-Eric Vergne (5)2011-10-14 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Korea -  Jean-Eric Vergne (6)Red Bull Junior driver Jean-Eric Vergne will drive the Championship-winning RB7 at the forthcoming Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi, from Tuesday 15 to Thursday 17 November 2011.

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Oct 13

Buemi must beat teammate for Brazil practice laps

Currently, three races before Brazil, Buemi trails Spaniard Alguersuari by three points.

International Challenge of Go-Kart Champs - Jaime Alguersuari2011-07-30 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Hungary - Sebastien Buemi 3Sebastien Buemi must up his game if he wants to practice on Friday morning ahead of next month’s 2011 season finale in Brazil. Toro Rosso has told the Swiss, and his teammate Jaime Alguersuari, that whoever has the least amount of points after the penultimate race in Abu Dhabi will give up his car at Interlagos to French hopeful Jean-Eric Vergne.

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Aug 02

Horner plays down Webber retirement reports

Team boss Christian Horner has played down reports Red Bull’s Mark Webber could be set to retire next year.

2011-06-26 - Red Bull Racing - Spain - Christian Horner2011-07-24 - Red Bull Racing - Germany - Mark Webber 2Team consultant Helmut Marko in Hungary told the Australian broadcaster One that 2012 will “probably” be 35-year-old Webber’s last in formula one.

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Jul 11

Friendly wager shows Alguersuari back in favour

Jaime Alguersuari is back in favour at Toro Rosso, according to the Spanish press.

2011-07-09 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Britain - Jaime Alguersuari 22011-07-09 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Britain - Jaime Alguersuari 5Very recently, the 21-year-old was heavily tipped to make way at the Red Bull junior team for Daniel Ricciardo. But the Spaniard Alguersuari then achieved consecutive points finishes in Canada and Valencia, reportedly spurring Red Bull’s driver manager Helmut Marko to instead find a place at HRT for Ricciardo’s mid-season debut.

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May 07

Ricciardo preparing for 2012 Toro Rosso debut – Tost

Ricciardo could even replace either Sebastien Buemi or Jaime Alguersuari before 2012

2011-03-26 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Australia - Daniel Ricciardo 42011-03-26 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Australia - Daniel Ricciardo 5Daniel Ricciardo will almost certainly make his grand prix debut with Toro Rosso in 2012, team boss Franz Tost has admitted in Turkey. Now at the very top of Red Bull’s junior programme, the 21-year-old Australian is travelling with the Italian team throughout the 2011 season to drive the STR6 on Friday mornings. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 27

Marko to watch Buemi race ‘with interest’

Helmut Marko has indicated Sebastien Buemi’s place at Toro Rosso may not be secure.

2011-03-26 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Australia - Sebastien Buemi 42011-03-26 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Australia - Sebastien Buemi 3Red Bull’s famously-brusque driver manager Marko was openly disappointed with the young Swiss after 2010, with the appointment of Daniel Ricciardo as Friday driver adding even more pressure now. But Buemi, 22, was impressive on Saturday, out-qualifying his teammate Jaime Alguersuari and securing the Red Bull junior team’s first Q3 appearance since 2009. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 24

Ricciardo ‘ready’ for F1 debut with eye on Webber

And if he should get an early call to the F1 grid, Ricciardo confirmed that he is “Ready.

2011-02-11 - Red Bull Racing - Jerez - Daniel Ricciardo2011-02-01 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Valencia - Daniel Ricciardo - 0035Daniel Ricciardo has admitted the timing of his formula one race debut could be linked with the longevity of countryman Mark Webber’s career. The pair joked as they barbequed sausages for the media this week, but already posed to Toro Rosso’s new Friday driver Ricciardo was whether he is just waiting for Webber to retire. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 23

Buemi says Toro Rosso ‘among first five’ teams

“We seem to be among the first five teams, based on the hierarchy of the winter testing.

2011-02-21 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Barcelona - Sebastien Buemi 990102011-02-20 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Barcelona - Daniel Riciardo - 99013Sebastien Buemi is predicting a competitive start to the 2011 season for Red Bull junior team Toro Rosso. The STR6 impressed not only with its pace but also its innovative ‘double floor’ concept in recent winter testing. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 21

Mateschitz expects Red Bull in front on Sunday

“If we are not on pole position, at least we will be on the front row”

2011-02-11 - Red Bull Racing - Valencia - Sebastian Vettel - Dietrich Mateschitz2011-03-11 - Red Bull Racing - Barcelona - Sebastien Vettel 03Dietrich Mateschitz on Monday said he expects a Red Bull to be at the front of the grid in Sunday’s Australian grand prix. Sebastian Vettel is the reigning champion in the new pace-setting RB7, and Austrian billionaire Mateschitz told Austrian news agency APA he expects more of the same success. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 25

Ricciardo hoping Marko finds space for 2011 debut

Ricciardo told F1′s official website: “At the moment I have nothing to tell.”

2010-06-27 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Daniel Ricciardo2010-11-06 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Sebastien Buemi 1Amid intense speculation about his future, Daniel Ricciardo has returned to his native Australia unsure if he is on the cusp of his formula one debut. After the 21-year-old so impressed during the young drivers test at the wheel of the title-winning RB6 in Abu Dhabi, reports have linked him with Sebastien Buemi’s seat at the Red Bull junior team Toro Rosso for 2011. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 19

Ricciardo still unsure of 2011 role

“I am a member of the Red Bull junior team so my future is in their hands.”

2010-06-27 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Daniel Ricciardo2010-11-16 - Red Bull Racing 0022Daniel Ricciardo has revealed he still does not know what he will be doing in 2011. The Australian, who was Red Bull’s reserve driver in 2010, this week stunned the F1 world with record-setting pace in the Abu Dhabi young driver test at the wheel of the championship winning RB6. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 11

Dan’s our man in Abu Dhabi plan (updated)

Ricciardo’s role for 2011 still unclear – Marko

2010-11-06 - Red Bull Racing - 012010-06-27 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Daniel RicciardoRed Bull Junior driver Daniel Ricciardo will drive Red Bull Racing’s Championship-winning RB6 at the forthcoming young driver test in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday 16 November and Wednesday 17 November, 2010.

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