NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Sainz signs to drive for Toro Rosso in 2015

Scudera Toro Rosso has announced today that Carlos Sainz Jr will join the team to race alongside fellow rookie Max Verstappen for the 2015 season.

Scudera Toro Rosso has announced today that Carlos Sainz Jr will join the team to race alongside fellow rookie Max Verstappen for the 2015 season.

Sainz won the Formula Renault 3.5 Championship this season, and his father, Carlos Sainz Sr. won the World Rally Championship two times (1990, 1992) for Toyota.

The 20 year old Spaniard said, "I am really happy to have landed the drive with Scuderia Toro Rosso. Ever since I have been part of Red Bull's Young Driver Programme, this has been my aim and I want to thank Red Bull for putting their faith in me. I have had a very successful season in World Series by Renault this year and now I am looking forward to taking the step up to Formula 1. I tested for a day with Toro Rosso last year and I liked the atmosphere in the team. In the next few months I will be working hard on my preparation, ready to get in the cockpit in Jerez for the first test of next year. It will be nice to make my 'official' debut as a Formula 1 driver in my home country!"

Toro Rosso Team Principal, Franz Tost said, "With Carlos Sainz joining Max Verstappen in our driver line-up next year, we continue the Toro Rosso tradition of providing youngsters from the Red Bull Junior Driver Programme with their first steps in Formula 1. I have watched Carlos progress through the junior categories, always improving as he moved higher up the ladder, culminating in a well-deserved win in this year's World Series. However, I also remember the day's testing he did with us at Silverstone in 2013 in the STR8. He really surprised me and his engineers that day, with his mature approach and his speed."