Information about Scuderio Torro Rosso

One of the newcomers in 2006, the team was formed from the remains of the expiring Minardi team and is considered a sister team to Red Bull Racing, with a mutual sponsor. They are based in Italy and use the only V10 engine in F1, built by Cosworth. 2006 saw them finding their feet and avoiding finishing last, with Vitantonio Luizzi finishing eight at Indianapolis. They enter the 2007 season with the same driver line-up but a change of engine - Ferrari and fared better finishing seventh ahead of Honda, despite a dismal first half of the season which saw multiple retirements and the departure of Scott Speed, replaced by Vettel. The high point of the season was a fourth and sixth at the Chinese GP. Expect to see more of this team in 2008.

Base: Faenza, Italy
Drivers: Sebastian Vettel (GER), Sebastien Bourdais (FRA) (test driver: tba).

Sebatian Vettel: is one of the youngest drivers in F1 and got his break midway through 2007 when Scott Speed left the team, opening the way for this test driver. He excelled by finishing eighth in the US GP as a fill in for BMWs Robert Kubica, becoming the youngest point scorerer in F1 history. He then finished fourth in China for Torro Rosso, but suffered several retirements. He has a background in the German BMW ADAC series and was runner up in the European Formula Three series in 2006.

Statistics
Date of birth: 03 July 1987
First Grand Prix win: none
Number of Grand Prix driven: 8
Grand Prix wins: none (highest finish 4th)
Pole positions: 0 (highest grid position: 7th )
Podiums: 0
Career points: 6

Sebastien Bourdais: a Frenchman back behind the wheel in F1, making his debut, having been racing professionally for more than 10 year, mostly in Formula Renault, and the French Formula Three Championship which he clinches in 1999. Other racing included Le Mans (fourth), F3000 before joining Arrows who promptly went bankrupt in 2003. His next three years were spent dominating the Champs Cars series, and he became a test driver for Torro Rosso in 2007.

Statistics
Date of birth: 28 October 1979
First Grand Prix win: none
Number of Grand Prix driven: 0
Grand Prix wins: none
Pole positions: 0
Podiums: 0
Career points: 0

Technical details and statistics:
Chassis: STR2
Engine: Ferrari 056
First season: 2006
Tyres: Bridgestone
World championships: 0
Highest race finish (number of times): 8 (1)
Pole position: 0
Official web-site: http://www.scuderiatororosso.com/

note: Statistics up to the end of 2007 season