Hartley had ‘no warning’ before FP3 shunt
Brendon Hartley has said that his crash on Saturday morning came as a complete shock to him, and that he had no prior warning.
Brendon Hartley has said that his crash on Saturday morning came as a complete shock to him, and that he had no prior warning.
Brendon Hartley will not contest qualifying for the British Grand Prix after his Toro Rosso was destroyed in a FP3 crash.
Brendon Hartley walked away from a huge crash in final practice for the British GP, lucky that his STR13 didn't flip as he hurtled through the gravel after a suspension failure.
Honda have played down the latest incident involving their power unit as Pierre Gasly was told to stop his Toro Rosso car at Silverstone.
Romain Grosjean crashed out in FP1, and did not take part in FP2. Pierre Gasly's gave up, while neither Williams could break into the top 14 in the second session.
Pierre Gasly says he was left driving a "rallycross" car more than a Formula 1 machine after lap 1 contact with Stoffel Vandoorne in Austria.
Both Force India and Sauber got double points finishes in Austria, with Fernando Alonso taking his McLaren to P8. Toro Rosso missed out on the top ten.
Haas qualified P6 and P8, while both Renaults made the top 10. Force India and Toro Rosso came next, but also both lost one car after Q1 as well.
Pierre Gasly has revealed Charlie Whiting told the teams if they want to run the kerbs in Austria, they need to make stronger wings, after Toro Rosso broke three on Friday.
Haas finished P7 and P8 in the FP2, while Pierre Gasly broke the suspension on his Toro Rosso. Both McLaren and Renault made the top ten at some point on Friday.
Pierre Gasly has said that he was "really disgusted" with having to retire on the first lap of his home race at the weekend.
Only two of the six finished, with Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon crashing, and Lance Stroll having a tyre failure. Sergio Perez also retired with engine issues
Pierre Gasly was the only one of these six to reach Q2, with both McLarens and both Williams out in Q1. Brendon Hartley starts from the back after penalties.
Brendon Hartley is set to start from the back of the grid for the French Grand Prix after a new Honda engine was fitted to his Toro Rosso car.
The Haas was the best of the rest on Friday, with Romain Grosjean reaching P6 in FP2. Brendon Hartley's session was disrupted with a power unit problem, while Fernando Alonso ended Friday with a spin on his final lap.
Red Bull may be moving over to Honda power next season but they won't be treated likes a works team with the Japanese manufacturer promising the "same" power unit to Toro Rosso.
Bad news for Brendon Hartley, Red Bull were considering replacing him; good news for the New Zealander, they aren't any more.
Pierre Gasly has said that he pushed everyone at Toro Rosso to put a new engine in his car for Montreal, to avoid taking penalties at his home race.
Brendon Hartley need not worry that his brief Canadian GP will impact his future with Red Bull saying he "will be in the car."
Red Bull could be heading towards a swap to Honda power after the Japanese manufacturer impressed with their upgraded power unit at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Toro Rosso have given their backing to Brendon Hartley but concede it may not be their call in the end as to whether he sees out this season.
One of the biggest climbers in Sunday's Canadian GP, Pierre Gasly has credited his upgraded Honda engine for his 11th placed finish.
Brendon Hartley has declared that he is "fit, healthy" after undergoing scans at a local hospital following his Canadian GP crash.
Double-points for finish for Renault and another very impressive display from Charles Leclerc in P10.
Pierre Gasly has dropped to the back row of the Canadian GP grid after Toro Rosso and Honda opted to change his engine ahead of Sunday's race.
Toro Rosso's Pierre Gasly has reflected on a "tough" qualifying session after having to swap to an old-spec Honda engine in Canada.
Renault responded to a poor Friday with both drivers inside the top 10; Romain Grosjean suffers engine blow-out in pit lane.
Sebastian Vettel, all six Renault powered cars and the Toro Rosso Honda pairing all have new internal combustion engines for this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix.
Renault had a tough opening day at the office, as did Williams who were way off the pace.
Although Pierre Gasly is trying to curb his excitement ahead of Honda's upgrade, he says if the numbers play out as they expect, Toro Rosso will move "forward in the ranks."