Formula 1 BLOG

It is being reported that Scott Speed has been fired by Toro Rosso effective immediately. After all the press about team manager Franz Tost assaulting Scott after both Toro Rosso cars were out of the race this weekend it seems his services are no longer wanted.

Scott gives an interview on speedtv.com where he describes the assault in detail …

“He grabbed me from the front of my shirt, jerked me around, ripping my fire-suit a little bit, and pushed me against the wall. After that, my only response was to back up in the middle of the garage and ask him if he wanted to hit me in front of everyone else.”

It sounds like tempers were running pretty high at Toro Rosso. Never mind the fact that superstar Lewis Hamilton went off in exactly the same place.

Ah well, a little drama in the press is probably good for the sport. You know what they say… There is no such thing as BAD publicity.