Toro Rosso has lost their Speed

July 25, 2007 by
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Scott Speed has been given the boot by STR:

SPEEDtv.com has learned that Scott Speed will be replaced — immediately — on the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula 1 team following a stormy weekend at the Nurburgring.

A source inside the Red Bull-sponsored team confirmed that Speed got his walking papers Monday after a physical confrontation with team manager Franz Tost. German Sebastian Vettel is the likely choice to replace the young American.

[source: SpeedTV.com]

A “physical confrontation” – yeah, there’s a good professional way to behave! The same SpeedTV article says “After spinning out of last Sunday’s German Grand Prix, along with six other drivers during a sudden downpour at the ‘Ring, Speed and Tost got into a shouting, then shoving match.”

I’m guessing he’s not likely to find another F1 seat any time soon.

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One Comment on Toro Rosso has lost their Speed

  1. paul on Wed, 25th Jul 2007 7:25 am

    2. Over at UpdateF1:

    Witnesses have reportedly been quoted as describing how Tost, the Faenza based outfit’s team principal, physically struck his American charge as they discussed the aquaplaning incident inside the Nurburgring pits.
    [...]
    Tost told Bild: “What can I say? We are not only dissatisfied with our drivers’ performance at the Nurburgring, we are dissatisfied with their performances overall.”

    [source: UpdateF1]

    Wow, it’s pretty harsh for a team principal to basically say both their drivers suck. Good luck to Sebastien Bourdais and Bruno Senna, who are the likely replacements at STR.

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