Comments on: Sebastian Vettel probably at Red Bull in 2009 – so who will be at Toro Rosso?

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:06:37 +0000

Has anyone seen Lucas di Grassi? Amazing performance in GP2 so far, would be a good fit.

By: Annoymous

Annoymous — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:09:56 +0000

I think Giorgio Pantano. He’s been in GP2 long enough now. He can partner Bruno Senna if Bourdais heads for the door which I think he will.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:47:40 +0000

Apparently Salvador Duran is also in the running.

By: Adam Dennehey

Adam Dennehey — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:57:24 +0000

Id personally give it to Buemi, Senna will get the gig but needs a good years testing. Although there’d be no harm of going down the Hamilton-route of ways and giving him the gig from the go.

Both Buemi/Senna will race in F1 and id be happy for either to race for them.

By: Rob W

Rob W — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:49:03 +0000

Senna will get a drive somewhere at some point, but Toro Rosso; no disrespect, don’t have the appeal they did last year, with Red Bull now looking to sell the team.

Possibly when their new and hopefully f1 mad owners come in they’ll be a more atractive prospect to young drivers.

I think Red Bull will use next year to baptise some young blood in the f1 fires.

Jani or Albuquerque would be the top two runners, with the final decision being made by Berger, who’s opinion is held highly by the boy’s at Red Bull. Why else have they let him tutor Vettel.

Personally, I’d like to see Brendon Hartley given consideration.

By: Diacho

Diacho — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:20:48 +0000

That’s why Senna’s recent links to BWM shouldn’t be underestimated, Berger being an ex-advisor of them in the Williams period. He certainly has some connections over there.

By: teamorders

teamorders — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:04:35 +0000

I think the strong friendship Berger had with Ayrton since their days driving at McLaren together shouldn’t be under estimated, nor should the Senna name for brand profile purposes.

By: chunter

chunter — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:00:46 +0000

Neel Jani does say on his personal website that Formula 1 is his goal, so he’d go anyplace that honored him a seat, but if Neel is a logical choice, why not Anthony Davidson, or Justin Wilson?

By: the limit

the limit — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:03:48 +0000

I have tipped Bruno Senna before for the Toro Rosso seat and its going to take alot to shift my mind. The implications for Toro Rosso, with the publicity, would be huge. In Brazil alone, not to mention the rest of the world.
Also, the Gerhard Berger connection. It is well known that Berger has always paid close attention to Bruno’s progress, and has been a friend to the Senna family for years.
However, it all depends on the powers at be. There are so many drivers out there to chose from at the moment, maybe Toro Rosso will surprise us.

By: Gman

Gman — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:20:17 +0000

And about A1GP, doctorvee obviously knows much more about it than me, but I think we’ll see a few more drivers from the series filter into F1 in coming years, especially now that Ferrari has the deal for the cars. In terms of current F1 drivers, diden’t Sutil do a stint in A1GP as well?

If you’re looking for a bright young driver currently in A1GP, keep an eye on Jonathan Summerton of Team USA- several good wins in the lower series, but no titles as of yet I believe. Still, he’s got age on his side and could suprise in future years.