Toro Rosso in no hurry to confirm drivers

The Italian team are the only outfit on the grid not to have revealed who their drivers for the season ahead will be.

That has meant Vitantonio Liuzzi and Scott Speed are both unsure of their F1 futures, and there has been speculation linking a host of other drivers to the seats.

But Berger, speaking from his winter holiday break in the Tyrol, made it clear that the delay in confirming his team's plans did not mean that he was looking beyond the two men.

"Of course Tonio and Scott are in pole position for the STR drives in 2007," said Berger. "We just had to sort out other things. We are not in a hurry to name drivers."

And Berger has also dismissed any suggestions that he is looking for a pay driver to race for him this season because he wants to boost his team's budget.

Those rumours led to both Tiago Monteiro and Narain Karthikeyan being linked with the team, but Berger said that any talk of Toro Rosso running a pay driver in 2007 was "rubbish".

Berger also reiterated that three-time Champ Car champion Sebastien Bourdais remains a contender for a race seat next year.

"He was quite impressive," added Berger. "He is certainly in the frame for 2008."