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Dec 14, 2011 | 11:56 PM

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corgi_watkins

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Originally Posted by Dembo

http://en.espnf1.com/tororosso/motor...ory/66535.html

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Toro Rosso has announced that Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne will drive for the team in 2012, replacing Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi.

That's a surprise. I didn't think Ricciardo had really done much , although in HRT it's hard to tell. And Alguersuari and Buemi have both been doing reasonably okay.

So that's two more drivers looking for that one remaining seat at Williams.

Ricciardo is on of the Red Bull Junior drivers and is seen as being one of their best, likewise Vergne. Torro Rosso's job is to find the next Vettel... Buemi and Alguesuari are not that so they're being cast aside. In reality, Ricciardo has out peformed his team mate this year... which, for a rookie, is not bad...

We'll see over the next year or two how he stacks up...

Dec 15, 2011 | 01:41 AM

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A little surprised about Toro Rosso's driver line up for 2012. I guess they really are just a feeder team for Red Bull, even though they claim they are their own team.

Dec 16, 2011 | 07:04 AM

#53

j8mie

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Force India announce their driver line up for 2012. Hulkenberg and Di Resta.

BBC Link

I guess that means Suttil's only hope of a drive next year will be with Williams........or HRT. Same goes for Petrov, Buemi & Alguersuari.

Jan 11, 2012 | 10:02 AM

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Reports from Italy saying Kubica has broken his leg now, further delaying his comeback. Didn't say how he broke it, but probably skateboarding or bungee jumping ...

Jan 11, 2012 | 10:51 AM

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La sfortuna insegue Robert Kubica. Oggi pomeriggio è stato ingannato da una lastra di ghiaccio e cadendo si è rotto una gamba. Kubica avrebbe riportato una microfrattura alla tibia destra. La gamba destra di Kubica è stata politraumatizzata dall'infortunio che lo sta tenendo lontano dal sedile di una monoposto di Formula 1. Questo incidente di percorso potrebbe allungare a dismisura i tempi del pieno recupero.

Basically he slipped on a sheet of ice and has picked up a micro fracture on his right tibia.