Toro Rosso were the worst constructor in 2010, picking up just 8 points, and dismissing Sebastien Bourdais half way through the season, despite having the excellent Red Bull RB5 chassis to use. Will they fare any better in 2010?

Well, they say great minds think alike, and I was only just thinking about writing a piece on Red Bull driver Mark Webber … and then he goes and bags an awards double. The Australian has been given the Innes Ireland award for the driver best displaying the qualities of courage and sportsmanship epitomised by the [...]

In the final day of young driver testing at the Jerez circuit in Spain, it was reigning British F3 champ Aussie Daniel Ricciardo in the Red Bull who set the quickest time – a 1.17.418s, despite having a premature end to the day. The engine in Ricciardo’s Red Bull gave up the ghost after completing [...]

Gary Paffett of McLaren topped the timesheets in today’s second young drivers test at Jerez, with the 2005 DTM champion and long-time McLaren test driver setting a fastest time of 01:18.718 in a day dogged by rain. The Williams driver Nico Hulkenberg with a 2010 race seat for the team set a time of a 1:19.184 in his [...]

The 2009 Formula 1 cars were back on track today as 12 of the hottest young chargers tried to top the timesheets. And it was Spanish driver Andy Soucek who took the spoils in the Williams-Toyota, with the fastest time of 1m19.158 from 87 laps of Jerez. It wasn’t all plain sailing for the current [...]

The new Mercedes team have today announced their two drivers for the Young Drivers Test at Jerez, Spain which will take place later this month – Mike Conway and Marcus Ericsson. Mike Conway, the 26 year old from Kent, England has previously won the Formula Renault and British F3 titles. This year he has competed [...]