Spaniard Jamie Alguersuari will retain his seat with Scuderia Toro Rosso for 2010. Alguersuari took over the second Toro Rosso car mid-season replacing Sebastian Bourdais.

Alguersuari performance in 2009 earned him a full season ride with the team in '10. “Considering that he made his debut only halfway through 2009, at the Hungarian Grand Prix, with no prior testing, he did a good job, making steady progress throughout the second half of the year, with a mature approach considering he is still only 19 years old,” said Team Principal, Franz Tost.

“This season, he will again face a steep learning curve, as all the circuits in the first part of the season will be new to him. Jaime’s appointment also confirms our commitment to bringing on graduates of the Red Bull Junior Team young driver programme.”

The announcement confirms Toro Rosso will keep the same driver line-up as 2009 when Alguersuari finished the year partnered with Sébastien Buemi.