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Feb202019 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Kvyat finished at the top of the third day of testing

Daniil Kvyat set the fastest time on the third day of the first tests in Barcelona. Racer Toro Rossa set the fastest time of the tests so far 1: 17.704 10 minutes before the end of the day with a C5 tire (the softest version), thus ousting Kimi Raikkonen, who was leading after the morning work, in second place. Daniel Ricciardo with Renault took third place at the end. The Australian shared the day again with teammate Nico Hulkenberg, who set the sixth time. Sebastian Vettel did not improve his time in the afternoon, finishing fourth as Max Verstappen. Seventh and eighth place went to Haas racers Pietro Fittipaldi and Romain Grosjean. The Brazilian performed in the morning and the Frenchman in the afternoon and four minutes before the end due to problems

Feb112019 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Toro Rosso introduced the race car

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Toro Rosso presented its racing car for the upcoming season online today. The team is entering its second year of cooperation with Honda in a completely new racing line-up, consisting of returnees Danil Kvyat and Alexander Albon. The consequences of the new aerodynamic rules are clearly visible on the car. As expected, the color of the image remained unchanged, so blue, red and silver still predominate. Certainly, their goal before the season is to improve their hair achievements, when they ended up in ninth place in the constructors' list. Team leader Franz Tost said: "Our goals are always to improve ourselves, because that's the only way we can progress. During the winter, we made some organizational changes because of that." "It was done thoroughly

Jan252019 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Toro Rosso announced the presentation date of the car

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At Toro Rosso, as it turns out, they will be the first to present the car for the upcoming season. The STR14 race car with Honda's powertrain will be unveiled on Monday, February 11.2.2019th (February 18.2.2019, XNUMX). This puts them in first place in a series of teams that will present their car a week before the first pre-season tests in Barcelona, which begin on February XNUMX, XNUMX. So far, including Toro Rosso, who has overtaken the Renault team by one day, six teams have announced the presentation date of the car. On February XNUMX, the Racing Point team will present its race car in Toronto. McLaren will present his weapon on Valentine's Day. The day after, they will do the same at Ferrari. The Sauber team will present their car in Barcelona on the day of the start of testing. It is to be expected

Jan162019 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Gasly warns Verstappn: I will not be the second racer on the team!

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Pierre Gasly has warned his new team-mate Max Verstappn that he will not be his only assistant at Red Bull now that he has been promoted from Toro Rosso. The Frenchman replaced Australian Daniel Ricciard, who left the team and moved to Renault. Ricciardo is expected to decide to transfer partly due to the growing support of the Red Bull team to Verstappn, and Gasly said before the start of the season that he does not want to be the team's second racer, although he will need some time to get used to the new environment . “It will be a big challenge for me to be one of the best racers,” Gasly said. "I'm going to need some time to get competitive, but I'm not here to be the second racer on the team which I really don't want. It will take time as Max is one of the fastest racers

Jan92019 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Formula 1 must reduce the vacuum by 40 to 50 percent!

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Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost Formula One is proposing to reduce the vacuum created by race car aerodynamics by 40 to 50 percent, as differences between race cars have widened since 2017, when new rules increased vacuum. The new race cars are faster, of course, but as a result, the amount of swirling airflow behind them has also increased, making it impossible for other race cars to get close. New rules are coming into force this year to make the racers lose some of the vacuum, which should also make it easier to drive in the wind, but some teams have already managed to find solutions that produce the same amount of vacuum as last season. Toast therefore believes that the vacuum should be drastically reduced, as only then would the race cars look unstable and heavy

Nov262018 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Official: Toro Rosso confirmed Albona

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Toro Rosso also officially confirmed its second racer for next season today. Daniil Kvyat will be joined on the team by Alexander Albon. The English racer with Thai roots won third place in the Formula 2 standings with four victories this season. The former Red Bull racing school racer will replace Brendon Hartley, who is leaving Formula 1 after one season. Albon signed a contract with Nissan this year. to compete in the next Formula E season, but the 1-year-old racer then terminated that contract and signed for the Formula 1 team. “It’s amazing when you know you’re going to be in Formula 2012 next season,” Albon said. "There have been many ups and downs in my career. In XNUMX, I dropped out of Red Bull's racing school and that's when

October172018 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Albon is the main candidate for the seat at Toro Rosso

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Alexander Albon is expected to be the main candidate to replace Brandon Hartley at Toro Rosso for next season. To move to Formula 1, however, he would first have to terminate his contract with Nissan in Formula E for next season. According to many sources, Helmut Marko is already in talks with the Nissan team to terminate the contract with the 2-year-old racer, who is competing in Formula XNUMX this year. The news whether these negotiations will be successful will be known in the coming days. The Japanese team is said to be very disappointed with the possibility of losing the racer with whom they signed a contract this year. Albon was supposed to compete in the Formula E tests in Valencia this week, but he did not show up at the racetrack on Tuesday. Alexander signed a multi-year contract with the Nissan e-dams team in the summer, when it seemed that

Sep292018 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Daniel Kvyat returns to Toro Ross

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Toro Rosso has officially confirmed Daniil Kvyat for next season. After a year of absence, the Russian is returning to Formula 1, saying: "I would like to thank both Red Bull and Toro Ross for this opportunity to be able to compete in Formula 1 and the team I know well. Here. I've always felt very good. But I would like to thank Ferrari here for trusting my racing skills and offering me the role of a test racer last year. " "Although my tasks were mostly just tied to working in a simulator, I learned a lot and I believe I am much better and better prepared now than when I left Toro Rosso." Kvyat added that he always believed that he would return to Formula 1. The decision was also welcomed by team leader Franz Tost. "Ver

Sep282018 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Also Alonso with a penalty of starting places

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Fernando Alonso has joined Red Bull and Toro Ross racers, who will have a starting spot penalty this weekend, for replacing many parts of the powertrain. Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen will again use the B specification of the Renault engine. This means that the racers are expected to start the race from 16th to 20th places, in the order of Alonso, Ricciardo, Verstappen, Gasly and Hartley. All the mentioned racers will get a new engine, MGU-H and MGU-K.

Sep122018 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Michael Schumacher's son in F1 next season?

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Formula One promises a sensational update of the racing line next season, as Mick Schumacher, the son of the legendary Michael Schumacher, could be among the newcomers at the start of the first race. Mick is racing in Formula 3 this year, where he has won six of the last ten races, and Red Bull’s Toro Rosso team is interested in his services, where they are still looking for a replacement for Pierre Gasly. Daniel Ricciardo surprised with the announcement of the transfer from Red Bull to Renault this year, and the team of the Austrian producer of energy drinks had to promote Gasly even before they chose his successor. Who will race for Toro Rosso in the 2019 season is thus not yet known, as Brendon Hartley also does not yet have a contract, so it could happen that they would compete with two new drivers. Mick Schumach