As expected, Red Bull Toro Rosso replaced driver Jean-Eric Vergne with Carlos Sainz, Jr. for its 2015 Formula One driver lineup. Sainz, Jr. joins Max Verstappen on the Toro Rosso team. Sainz, Jr. is the son of two-time World Rally Championship winner Carlos Sainz and has won both the Formula Renault 2.0 and 3.5 titles.
The first race of the 2015 Formula One racing season takes place in Melbourne, Australia on March 15, 2015.