Scuderia Toro Rosso News

Firestone Racing brought the same tire specification to Indianapolis that received wide-spread praise in 2012 and it has again performed to exemplary standards Top-5 Practice Speeds : 1. Simon Pagenaud ; 2. E.J. Viso ; 3. Ryan Hunter-Reay ; 4. Scott Dixon ; 5. Sebastien Bourdais .

Pagenaud jumped to the top of the leaderboard right before the checkered flag Friday.

May 24 Former team co-owner Gerhard Berger does not think Toro Rosso's current race drivers are ready to make the step up to Red Bull next year.

After Formula One practice on Thursday, several Formula One team representatives met with the media to talk about the upcoming weekend.

It a sluggish start to the Monaco weekend for Toro Rosso who joined Marussia and Caterham at the back of the pack... Toro Rosso: Daniel Ricciardo: "I really enjoy street circuits and this one in particular, however, this morning we were slower than we had hoped and expected to be.

With speculation mounting that Mark Webber will retire to his British pub for good at the end of the Formula 1 season, Red Bull Racing is currently the girl every driver wants to be with on the dancefloor of the "Silly Season" nightclub.

May 22 Toro Rosso's anticipated switch from Ferrari to Renault power for 2014 and beyond will be announced imminently, the German magazine Sport Bild reports.

Ryan Hunter-Reay 1-9; Tony Kanaan 10-20; Sebastien Bourdais Ryan Hunter-Reay 1-9; Tony Kanaan 10-20; Sebastien Bourdais 21-33; Takuma Sato 34-37; Hunter-Reay 38-44; Kanaan 45; Marco Andretti 46-52; J.R. Hildebrand 53-56; Sato 57-74; Hinchcliffe 75.

Jaime Alguersuari has hit out at Red Bull criticising the Pirelli tyres, saying it's only because they aren't dominating.

Katherine Legge, shown last year in her Dragon Racing ride, will be participating in the Indy 500 again.

Although Jean-Eric Vergne has managed just one point in five races, the Toro Rosso driver insists his season has not been all bad luck.

May 15 The signs are growing ever stronger than Daniel Ricciardo is a real candidate to replace his Australian countryman Mark Webber at Red Bull next year.

May 16 Eric Boullier has revealed Lotus is "a little disappointed" with Pirelli's decision to change its 2013 tyres mid-season. Amid the media furore and the complaining of prominent teams like Red Bull and Mercedes, F1's official supplier announced that it will revert to elements of last year's tyre design for the Canadian grand prix next month ... (more)

May 14 Christian Horner was on Tuesday faced with rising speculation Red Bull is weighing up a choice between two drivers for Mark Webber's 2014 seat.

Daniel Ricciardo was relieved that he hung on for a point in Barcelona, but he feels Toro Rosso should finish higher up the grid.

Mark Webber's future at Red Bull is in doubt and judging by comments coming from the team over the weekend, fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo may be in the box seat to replace him next season.

Sebastien Bourdais took the long way to Indianapolis ... from Florida through Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville and Louisville by motorhome.

Daniel Ricciardo : I was pleased with the way the session went overall, particularly Q2 and I think we got the most we could out of the car.

Mercedes has stunned the formula one field by taking a lock on the front row for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.

"Earlier this week, I said I hoped we could have a positive weekend and that our updates would show signs of improvement and I have to say this is the best Friday we have had for many, many races.