Toro Rosso to launch STR13 in Barcelona
Toro Rosso will be hoping they are saving the best until last after announcing they will unveil the new STR13 ahead of the first day of testing in Barcelona on Monday, February 26.
Toro Rosso will be hoping they are saving the best until last after announcing they will unveil the new STR13 ahead of the first day of testing in Barcelona on Monday, February 26.
Fernando Alonso was, at least according to Helmut Marko, part of Honda's problems with the Red Bull advisor saying he tried "everything to make the engine look bad."
Although James Key concedes no one knows until the season begins, he feels Toro Rosso could pull off a "surprise" this season with new engine partner Honda.
Red Bull were "right" to give Pierre Gasly a year in Super Formula before offering him a Formula 1 race-seat, so says Helmut Marko.
Toro Rosso's 2018 car will hit the track days before its official launch with a filming day scheduled for February 21.
As Formula 1 prepares for a season with fewer penalty-free engine parts, Franz Tost admits it could be a "headache" for Toro Rosso and new engine partner Honda.
McLaren will unveil their 2018 Renault-powered MCL33 on February 23 with Toro Rosso's STR13 breaking covers two days later.
Pierre Gasly is hoping Honda come out of the starting blocks with a reliable engine as the teams have just eight days of pre-season testing in order to get up to speed for 2018.
Pierre Gasly believes his Toro Rosso drive is proof that drivers can enter Formula 1 without massive financial backing.
Toro Rosso driver Brendon Hartley has ruled out competing in other motorsport categories this season, saying he will solely focus on Formula 1.
Red Bull motorsport advisor Dr Helmut Marko thinks Toro Rosso and Honda could gel together quicker than expected and spring a surprise in 2018.
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko believes Daniil Kvyat had more natural talent than Toro Rosso duo Brendon Hartley and Pierre Gasly, but "something happened to him mentally".
Toro Rosso's technical boss James Key has spoken about the challenges the team has faced in implementing the Honda engine ahead of the 2018 season.
Brendon Hartley concedes he wasn't ready to compete at the highest level when he was initially given a shot by Red Bull, but feels he is a "more rounded" driver now.
Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost hopes Daniil Kvyat gets another chance in Formula 1 after being axed from the Red Bull driver programme.
Brendon Hartley has conceded that he has had a "tough" start to his Formula 1 career but believes the process will be "very important" if he wants to succeed in the sport.
Honda have announced that Yusuke Hasegawa will be leaving his role as Formula 1 chief and taking up a new position on January 1.
Next under the spotlight at the end of the season are the teams who battled it out in the midfield: Force India, Williams, Renault and Toro Rosso.
Entering a new partnership with Toro Ross, Honda's F1 chief Yusuke Hasegawa believes it will yield a more "equal partnership" than what they experienced with McLaren.
Red Bull are working with Honda to make them a "competitive package" with Toro Rosso; that's according to Helmut Marko.
Honda motorsport boss Yusuke Hasegawa has said the Japanese manufacturer will be in a more "equal relationship" with Toro Rosso rather than following orders like they did at McLaren.
Pierre Gasly acknowledges it was a disappointing end to the season for Toro Rosso as they lost sixth place in the Constructors' Championship to Renault at the final race.
Both Toro Rosso cars were able to finish the race, but the race's backmarkers were beaten to sixth place in Constructors' Championship with Haas also missing out.
Toro Rosso's miserable weekend continued as both drivers were knocked out in Q1 at Abu Dhabi.
With four engine penalties in four grands prix, Brendon Hartley admits the situation has become a "bit frustrating".
Toro Rosso's Brendon Hartley has a grid penalty for a fourth straight race; Romain Grosjean has an electrical fault on his Haas car.
Toro Rosso's feud with Renault could re-ignite this weekend with news that Brendon Hartley has an engine penalty.
Still in the infancy of their F1 careers, Brendon Hartley and Pierre Gasly would like to bid farewell to the 2017 F1 season with points in Abu Dhabi.
Honda F1 boss Yusuke Hasegawa has been encouraged by McLaren's performance in Brazil and believes the engine manufacturer are continuing to head in the right direction.
Brendon Hartley will continue to have opportunities available to him with Porsche even though he has a full-time seat with Toro Rosso in Formula 1 for 2018.