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Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 Facts

Team: Scuderia Toro Rosso
Drivers: Sebastien Buemi - Jaime Alguersuari
Engine: Ferrari 056
F1 Debut: 2006 - Bahrain Grand Prix

• Scuderia Toro Rosso is Red Bull's second team in Formula One.
• Red Bull started the team by buying Minardi in 2006. Toro Rosso is Italian for 'Red Bull'.
• One of the reasons that Red Bull started the team was to create extra space in Formula One for the some of the many drivers they sponsor.
• Scuderia Toro Rosso saved money by using the same car as Red Bull. This practice was deemed illegal in 2008 and from 2010 the team will design and build their own cars.
• Sebastian Bourdais is the only Scuderia Toro Rosso driver to have come from outside the Red Bull young driver program.
• Other Scuderia Toro Rosso drivers include Vitantonio Liuzzi, Scott Speed, Sebastian Vettel, Sebastien Buemi, and Jaime Algersuari.
• The team's best season was in 2008 when Sebastian Vettel scored an unlikely victory in the wet Italian Grand Prix.
• In 2008, Scuderia Toro Rosso beat Red Bull in the Constructors World Championship.
• Red Bull have openly stated the team is up for sale, but only for the right buyer. As yet, the right buyer has come forward.
• Sebastian Buemi and Jaime Algersuari will be taking part in their second season of Formula One with Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2010.