Toro Rosso have confirmed that Jaime Alguersuari will be Sebastien Buemi's team-mate this year.

The Spaniard replaced Sebastien Bourdais midway through last season, becoming the youngest driver ever to race in Formula One when he made his debut in the Hungarian Grand Prix in July.

He finished 15th in that race but, in his seven other drives, he retired five times, finished 16th in Valencia and 14th in the penultimate Grand Prix of the year in Brazil.

Team boss Franz Tost said of his decision to retain Alguersuari: "If one takes into consideration that he made his debut in the middle of the 2009 season, without having even taken part in trials, he performed very well, with a mature approach considering he is still only 19 years old.

"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."

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