Comments on: Jaime Alguersuari confirmed at Toro Rosso

By: pride

pride — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:51:57 +0000

It´s funny how Tost contradicts himself when he makes a balance of the first half of the season. He says that because the car lacked on development parts, and now they are bringing the updated parts to hungary, plus the driver who still was the last one to collect points in Monaco, where among the reasons why STR did not much his expectations.

Now with an unexperienced driver (not considering his talents which we do not know by now), how can he gain more points if he will be in the learning mode this whole end of season?

If common sense prevails, it´s logical to use your powerhouse prooven with your new technological package in order to secure points until the end of the season

It is clear that dropping Bourdais was a financial reason. I Think that Red Bull is investing all the money from STR to secure the championship. I think being this the scenario could make sense the change.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:20:05 +0000

Well from Minardi to Torro Rosso and now back to Minardi.
They will need any cash they can get. But what they don’t need is deceit. If They really wanted a driver that could perform, there are the Davidsons and Satos with experience and speed. Obviously performance wasn’t a criteria in the new recruitment.

By: savage

savage — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:54:36 +0000

I just hope he’s not a rolling roadblock !.
I wonder how safe allowing a driver with no real testing will be in a season where everyone else is at a different level especially with the untimely reminder that motorsport can be fatal even in a time where safety is at its best.

By: Chris P

Chris P — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:12:09 +0000

I haven’t been following Jaime’s progress to date so I genuinely don’t know the answer, but has he ever been around a corner, at speed, in an F1 car or will Friday practice be his first time?

By: Williams 4ever

Williams 4ever — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:24:02 +0000

Because the Europeans didn’t let him play he decided to pick up contamination from Champ Cars. So when he was back across the Atlantic, they decided to quarantine him in STR Sanatorium. Now that Sanatorium has got more richer patient, they evicted him out of his room for the richer patient

By: don deele

don deele — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:08:36 +0000

Wait. Didn’t Bourdais do F3 & 3000 too? Oh well.

By: don deele

don deele — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:35:04 +0000

Another Champ Car import fails to make it in F1. Why? It’s not in the blood or DNA. It’s our outdated, built in the ’60′s roadcourses. Too short, too narrow, and unsafe. How do you go from tracks like Portland “International Raceway” and expect to know how the proper, fast line at Malaysia runs. Our beloved “Road America” had Legge wipeout at a turn similar to the old Tamborello and luckily walks away. Why invest in a Tilke track when we have NASCAR? Villeneuve and Montoya raced in F3 and 3000 at least before going F1.

By: StrFerrari4Ever

StrFerrari4Ever — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:57:33 +0000

Amen! this year’s livery has failed to grow on me because of the huge similarity to RBR

By: manatcna

manatcna — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:09:08 +0000

I think Jaime could finish in the top 15, unless he parks it in the gravel, or another car.

By: TommyB89

TommyB89 — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:25:04 +0000

The more Toro Rosso can look a bit different to the Red Bulls the better