| It is official! BMW Sauber F1 team's test driver | | | | to get inside a Toro Rosso cockpit. We have |
| Sebastian Vettel will now go behind the steering | | | | sponsored and coached Sebastian over a number |
| wheel of a Toro Rosso F1 car. Vettel, the third | | | | of years. To place obstacles in his career path |
| driver of the German F1 stable will be replacing | | | | now would go against our concept of talent |
| Scott Speed as the driver for the Scuderia Toro | | | | promotion." |
| Rosso. BMW Motorsport said they released the | | | | Theissen continued: "BMW and Red Bull have a |
| 20-year old youngster to earn his opportunity to | | | | longstanding partnership in supporting Sebastian. |
| drive in F1 aboard the Toro Rosso STR2. | | | | Toro Rosso is the sister team of Red Bull Racing, |
| BMW trained Vettel since his inception to the | | | | and in that context it makes sense for us to |
| team from the 2006 Turkish Grand Prix. The | | | | release him. In a sponsoring partnership the main |
| 20-year old driver from Heppenheim, Germany | | | | thing is to use the best opportunities that present |
| has already posted several milestones in his | | | | themselves to a young driver at any given time." |
| career and in the Formula 1, either good or bad. | | | | Another German driver, Timo Glock will replace |
| He was the youngest driver ever to compete in a | | | | Vettel as the official reserve driver for BMW |
| championship Grand Prix race, the quickest driver | | | | Sauber. Glock currently leads the GP2 |
| to get a fine in Formula 1, the sixth youngest | | | | championship race. |
| driver to start a Grand Prix career, and best of | | | | Toro Rosso will replace Scott Speed because of |
| all, Vettel was the youngest driver that scored | | | | his poor performance along with teammate Tonio |
| points in a Grand Prix race (during the United | | | | Liuzzi, according to -owner Gerhard Berger and |
| States Grand Prix ). | | | | team principal Franz Tost. In addition, Speed also |
| Mario Theissen, the Director of BMW Motorsport | | | | said he will not work with Toro Rosso anymore |
| commented about Vettel's release. He said: | | | | as Tozt approached him physically after the race |
| "As our test and reserve driver Sebastian has | | | | in the 2007 European Grand Prix at Nurburgring. |
| carried out sterling work for us. When he stood in | | | | F1 fans are now looking forward to see Sebastian |
| for Robert Kubica in the USA Grand Prix he made | | | | Vettel riding on a Toro Rosso race car (with KYB |
| history by becoming the youngest debutant to | | | | shocks maybe). Will Vettel perform better and |
| earn a world championship point. " | | | | score points for Toro Rosso? Well, just find out |
| Theissen added "However, the current testing | | | | when he enters another Grand Prix race this |
| rules mean that he barely gets a chance to drive | | | | season. |
| for us. Now he has been offered the opportunity | | | | |