Gasly on ‘pain in the ass’ engine failure
Having lost one of his three penalty-free engines in Australia, Pierre Gasly says it is only a matter of time before he incurs engine penalties.
Having lost one of his three penalty-free engines in Australia, Pierre Gasly says it is only a matter of time before he incurs engine penalties.
Franz Tost says for whatever reason Toro Rosso could "not get it together" in Melbourne, resulting in a disappointing first race of this season.
Pierre Gasly has said he was not anticipating any immediate problems with his Toro Rosso and the Honda engine "just switched off".
Contrasting debuts for Leclerc and Sirotkin, double DNF disaster for Haas and more engine woes for Honda.
Williams' Lance Stroll was the only driver of the three teams to reach Q2, with Sauber still the slowest team in Formula 1.
Pierre Gasly admits he'd like to be in contension to replace Daniel Ricciardo should the Aussie not re-sign with Red Bull for 2019.
Lance Stroll was forced to park his car on track after FP2, while Sauber are in their usual spot as backmarkers.
Rather than being told how the engine will fit into their car, Franz Tost says the new Honda partnership has meant Toro Rosso had a say in the design.
Winter testing is in the books, now all eyes are on Australia. But what shape are each team in as we start to raise the curtain on the 2018 season?
Honda appear to have resolved their reliability gremlins, for the most part, having run the "same power unit" throughout the second pre-season test.
Although Brendon Hartley concedes that this year's midfield battle will be tough, he sees no reason why Toro Rosso can't target points in Melbourne.
Seemingly running without any engine issues, Franz Tost has declared that Honda's power unit is doing a "fantastic" job.
Toro Rosso have suffered their first major setback of winter testing after managing just one lap in the afternoon session on day five in Barcelona.
Toro Rosso and new engine partner Honda could be the "surprise" of this season; that's according to Brendon Hartley.
Pierre Gasly believes Toro Rosso are showing that Honda can provide a reliable engine, but warned that the team still needs to "improve a lot".
James Key believes Honda's power unit could be on a par with Renault's, saying it also wasn't as far off last season as was "suggested."
Pierre Gasly's opinion of Halo was sorely dented when the cockpit protection device ripped his race-suit during testing.
Brendon Hartley believes McLaren have made a "mistake" leaving Honda, claiming he has more power in his Toro Rosso this year compared to last season.
Daniel Ricciardo topped the timesheets and the lap count on the first day of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya, as the Toro Rosso-Honda relationship got off to a good start.
All 10 teams have now launched their 2018 challengers, starting with Haas' sneaky release and finishing with Toro Rosso and Force India at Winter Testing.
Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost is "convinced" they have made a good decision in switching to Honda engines and is encouraged by their potential.
Daniel Ricciardo put in a late run to to set the pace on the opening morning of pre-season testing in which P1 changed hands four times in the final hour.
Although we've all seen the Haas VF-18 and the Toro Rosso STR13, they were officially launched in Spain on Monday morning.
Toro Rosso are the latest team to confirm their driver schedule for the first Winter Test that begins on Monday.
Jokes aside, it seems the only glitch on Toro Rosso's first day of running with Honda power was a leaked photo of the STR13.
Toro Rosso have coolly played off the fact that their new STR13 was leaked by revealing the car themselves five days earlier than initially planned.
Toro Rosso have released a cheeky FAQ article after being teased over the start-up of their Honda engine.
Pierre Gasly is the latest to lament the loss of grid girls in Formula 1, saying they are part of the sport's DNA.
James Key is hoping that Honda's 2018 power unit will be reliable from the first lap of pre-season testing, as he reckons that will make a huge difference on Toro Rosso's season.
Following the confirmation of 2018 entry list from the FIA, the fees that each team have paid for the upcoming season have now been revealed.