14-Oct-08: Toro Rosso Won’t Announce Drivers Till Season End
Welcome to F1 Minute for the 14th October 2008.
Just a few weeks ago, it seemed really obvious that Bourdais was going to get the push from Toro Rosso and two new drivers would be stepping in to the team for 2009. Now, though, Gerhard Berger says that there’s no rush to announce a new lineup, and they’ll probably wait until after the season. He spoke out after the Japanese Grand Prix but wouldn’t be drawn on whether Bourdais’ recent improved performance could guarantee a renewal: “I don’t want to say anything at this stage because we have to sort out everything in a quiet way. But that’s exactly what we need to see him doing as he did today. It was a good result.” Berger also defended Bourdais and said he did nothing wrong in the Massa incident.
Meanwhile, BMW have said they will do all they can to back Kubica for the title, now he is only 12 points behind leader Lewis Hamilton. Whilst Mario Theissen says there’s nothing they can do to make the car faster, they won’t step back just yet.
That’s it for today, please join me again tomorrow for another F1 Minute.
Published by Christine on 14 Oct 2008 at 07:21 pm
Tags: BMW, Felipe Massa, Gerhard Berger, Japan, Lewis Hamilton, Mario Theissen, Robert Kubica, Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso
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