Spanish teenager Jaime Alguersuari is set to become Formula One's youngest ever driver after Toro Rosso ran out of patience with France's Sebastien Bourdais on Thursday. The Ferrari-powered team, winners of their home Italian Grand Prix last year with Germany's Sebastian Vettel, said four-times Champ Car champion Bourdais had made his last appearance for them. His replacement will be announced shortly before next week's Hungarian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton's Formula One lead was cut to five points at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday after Ferrari title rival Felipe Massa was promoted from eighth to seventh place.
Toro Rosso will launch their new STR4 Formula One car at a test in Barcelona on Monday, the race-winning team said on Wednesday.
Spanish teenager Jaime Alguersuari will become the youngest driver to race in Formula One after Toro Rosso named him on Monday as replacement for sacked Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais. The Barcelona-born driver, born on March 23, 1990, will make his debut at Budapest's Hungaroring this weekend at the age of 19 years and 125 days.
The Toro Rosso Formula One team have delayed the debut of their new car until after this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix due to a lack of spare parts.
German driver Nico Hulkenberg will race in next year's Le Mans 24 Hours sportscar race with Porsche as well as Formula One with Force India, the German manufacturer said in a statement on Thursday.
The 31-year-old German fell 30 points behind race-winner Hamilton after a collision with the Briton left him struggling to finish fourth in Monza last time out, one of several races where Vettel has frittered away a position of authority.
Formula One leader Jenson Button banked his fourth victory in five races on Sunday after a Spanish Grand Prix strategy switch that stunned his downcast Brawn GP team mate Rubens Barrichello.
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