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F1 2011 Season Preview: The Drivers and Teams

Toro Rosso-Ferrari
#18 Sebastien Buemi
#19 Jaime Alguersuari

Toro Rosso will retain the same driver line-up as last season despite apparent pressure from sponsor/owner Red Bull to run their development driver Daniel Ricciardo. The consistency in drivers is offset by a change in designers. Changes in the rules have caused this year’s Toro Rosso to be essentially their first independently designed chassis as last year’s was derivative of the Red Bull RB5. The STR6 features a “double floor” and upswept sidepods designed to channel airflow to the rear wing and diffuser to maximize downforce. Toro Rosso has looked surprisingly quick in pre-season testing. There is definitely some potential to move up to the top half of the grid.

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