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Official: Bourdais leaves Toro Rosso

Scuderia Toro Rosso has confirmed that France's Sébastien Bourdais is no longer part of the team and therefore drove his last Formula One race at the German Grand Prix last weekend. No news of his replacement has yet been issued.

Bourdais' F1 career started in Australia last year

Although a string of rumours has surrounded Bourdais recently, his retirement at the Nürburgring has indeed turned out to be his last F1 result. "In Sébastien's second year with us, the partnership has not met our expectations and therefore we have decided to replace him as from the next round of the World Championship, the Hungarian Grand Prix," confirmed team principal Franz Tost.

An announcement is expected from the team in due course, as reigning British Formula 3 Champion Jaime Alguersuari performs straight-line tests for Toro Rosso on the same day Bourdais' ousting is confirmed; the Spaniard has been recently appointed as reserve driver for both Red Bull teams, replacing new Zealand's Brendon Hartley.

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