Sentences with phrase «bull junior drivers»

He was chosen ahead of fellow Red Bull junior drivers Antonio Felix da Costa and Carlos Sainz Jnr to get the chance.

Three Red Bull Junior drivers who raced in FR3.5 in 2010.

The former Red Bull Junior driver will make his F1 debut as Pierre Gasly goes off to challenge for the Super Formula title

Red Bull Junior driver Pierre Gasly finished out of the points in 9th in the GP2 finale in Abu Dhabi but won the championship anyway, thanks in part to a dominant performance in Saturday's feature race.

But he is a former Red Bull junior driver and comes with vast experience with driving a variety of cars overseas.

«We continue the Toro Rosso tradition of providing youngsters from the Red Bull Junior Driver Programme with their first steps in Formula One,» said team principal Franz Tost.

Not exact matches

Red Bull has a fair few young drivers on its radar, but sister team Toro Rosso has opted to hire outside the Red Bull junior squad for in - season testing.

And that's before you start thinking of guys lower down the ladder who could be a factor in future, like Ferrari Driver Academy member Callum Ilott (who'll race in GP3 this year) or Red Bull Junior Dan Ticktum (European F3).

Until the superlicence points system made the series kinda redundant, Red Bull usually preferred to put its junior drivers in FR3.5 rather than GP2.

It appears Toro Rosso will continue with its current driver line - up for the 2018 F1 season, with Carlos Sainz Jr. and Daniil Kvyat getting another year at the Red Bull junior team.