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A race cockpit vacancy might soon occur at Toro Rosso, Red Bull's junior driver outfit currently fielding youngsters Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari.
They have been confirmed for the 2011 season but there was confusion about whether either would be on the grid.
The team is owned by Dietrich Mateschitz.
The Toro Rosso line-up is now again the subject of speculation since the lead driver of Red Bull's current crop of up-and-comers, Australian Daniel Ricciardo, so impressed with his pace at Abu Dhabi. The 21-year-old's programme for 2011 has not been decided but neither Ricciardo nor his boss Helmut Marko is ruling out a move into F1.
"We pushed Bernoldi, Klien, Liuzzi and Speed without a breakthrough," Marko said in Germany's Die Welt newspaper. "Daniel Ricciardo is the next top talent. A new Vettel? I don't know."
Next year Ricciardo - Red Bull's F1 reserve in 2010 and second in the Renault World Series - might have a chance to prove himself.
Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost, when asked to assess the progress of Buemi and Alguersuari in 2010, hinted that Swiss Buemi, 22, had had enough time to prove whether he belonged in F1.
"At the beginning of the season he scored points and had a really good level of performance but at the end he struggled a bit," Tost said.
On the other hand, Tost said Spaniard Alguersuari had improved "step by step" and "is on the correct path".
When asked about driver continuity for 2011, Tost continued: "Well, you never know what will happen in F1. Our main priority is building a successful car. Drivers and continuity?... we'll see."
They have been confirmed for the 2011 season but there was confusion about whether either would be on the grid.
The team is owned by Dietrich Mateschitz.
The Toro Rosso line-up is now again the subject of speculation since the lead driver of Red Bull's current crop of up-and-comers, Australian Daniel Ricciardo, so impressed with his pace at Abu Dhabi. The 21-year-old's programme for 2011 has not been decided but neither Ricciardo nor his boss Helmut Marko is ruling out a move into F1.
"We pushed Bernoldi, Klien, Liuzzi and Speed without a breakthrough," Marko said in Germany's Die Welt newspaper. "Daniel Ricciardo is the next top talent. A new Vettel? I don't know."
Next year Ricciardo - Red Bull's F1 reserve in 2010 and second in the Renault World Series - might have a chance to prove himself.
Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost, when asked to assess the progress of Buemi and Alguersuari in 2010, hinted that Swiss Buemi, 22, had had enough time to prove whether he belonged in F1.
"At the beginning of the season he scored points and had a really good level of performance but at the end he struggled a bit," Tost said.
On the other hand, Tost said Spaniard Alguersuari had improved "step by step" and "is on the correct path".
When asked about driver continuity for 2011, Tost continued: "Well, you never know what will happen in F1. Our main priority is building a successful car. Drivers and continuity?... we'll see."