F1 driver wars: who will win Toro Rosso’s shoot-out?

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F1 driver wars: who will win Toro Rosso’s shoot-out?

November 17th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Bourdais, Buemi and Sato set to fight for a seat

Scuderia Toro Rosso, one of the only teams yet to finalise its line-up for 2009, will test a trio of drivers at Barcelona next week. The three men in the hot seats are:

1) Sebastien Buemi Red Bull’s Swiss test driver

2) Takuma Sato Japanese veteran

3) Sebastien Bourdais Speccy Frenchman who drove for the team in 2008, without impressing anyone much

So it looks very much like Buemi, Sato and Bourdais will be fighting for two seats - one man will miss out (yes, we are brilliant at maths) But which one?

Bourdais has one season at Toro Rosso under his belt, which should give him the jump on his two rivals, but he has yet to convince the team that he is good enough to retain his seat. Buemi is quick and raw, while Sato is quick (sometimes) and old. Both men have the pace to keep Bourdais honest, but we’re pretty confident that it will be Bourdais plus either Buemi/Sato.

We expect to see two Sebs in tandem - again - in 2009. Bourdais and Buemi it is then.

Who would you go for?

Crasher bonus! Taku Sato - the good, the bad… and the ugly:

Tags: F1, F1 2009, Sebastien Bourdais, Sebastien Buemi, STR, Takuma Sato, Toro Rosso

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Posted: November 17th, 2008 by Ollie Irish

6 responses so far

1 Mr.Ferret // Nov 17, 2008 at 10:38 am

Sato all the way.

proven speed when not embeded in the rear of a Ferrari or pointing the wrong way or divebombing someone!

add a bit of excitement back to the grid
2 A Ludlow // Nov 17, 2008 at 10:44 am

i’ll go for sato
3 Templar // Nov 18, 2008 at 9:56 am

If STR were interested in JPM, then Sato in the team isnt a huge push.
Sebass… i dont know. He has to have something since he was so dominant in the US, but…

Seb Bru and Taku for 09 i think.
4 Hamilton lesbian // Nov 18, 2008 at 9:55 pm

FUCKING ENGLISH IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hamilton pussy!!!!!!!!!!!
5 Mr.Ferret // Nov 18, 2008 at 10:42 pm

What does hamilton have to do with torro rosso?

You want hamilton at torro rosso next year? that would be interesting, like to see him win anything their haha
6 Tom // Nov 20, 2008 at 12:03 am

2 Sebs. It’s one less new name for everyone to remember. And when I think of Sato, I think of his team radio at the start of a race, telling him when to go left or right…is there a clip of that somewhere?