Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Scuderia Toro Rosso bai riƙe Jaime Alguersuari ko Sébastien Buemi ba, maimakon haka ya zaɓi ya maye gurbin su da Daniel Ricciardo da 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series runner-up Jean-Éric Vergne. Ricciardo ya yi aiki a baya a matsayin gwajin tawagar da kuma mai ba da gudummawa kafin a sanya shi a HRT don 2011 British Grand Prix
, yayin da Vergne ya kammala iyakantaccen jadawalin gwaji ga ƙungiyar a rabi na biyu na kakar. Sébastien Buemi ya zama gwajin Red Bull Racing kuma direban ajiya ya shiga gasar 24 Hours na Le Mans tare da Toyota, yana tuka TS030 Hybrid. An ba Alguersuari wurin zama a HRT, amma ya ƙi shi kuma a maimakon haka ya shiga mai ba da taya Pirelli a matsayin direban gwajin su, yana haɓaka mahaɗan taya don amfani a cikin tsere tare da tsohon direban Virgin Racing Lucas di Grassi.