Posts Tagged ‘Scuderia Toro Rosso’
Toro Rosso reasonably confident
Sebastien Buemi:
“I am pleased with my two days here in Barcelona. Today, we concentrated on doing a scan of various mechanical set-up options as well as some aero work. Overall, I think we are in good shape and now I’m looking forward to the first race to see where we stand compared to everyone else.”
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Buemi continues Barcelona test
“Today’s programme was supposed to be a repeat of yesterday’s – pit stop practice in the morning, followed by a race simulation in the afternoon – with Sebastien taking over from Jaime, ” explained Chief Engineer, Laurent Mekies. “However, the morning rain slightly altered the plans, although we were able to complete the race simulation, [...]
Alguersuari’s last day of testing
Listening to the radio conversation between the pit wall and the car this afternoon, you could be forgiven for thinking this was a Grand Prix Sunday. A full race day simulation was on Jaime Alguersuari’s programme, for what is his last day of winter testing, prior to the Bahrain Grand Prix. The race distance was [...]
Toro Rosso runs trouble free
In the words of Swedish rock group, “Europe,” it’s the final countdown.” Eleven teams began a four day test in Barcelona, the last session of the winter, before the serious business begins in Bahrain in a couple of weeks.
With Jaime and two other Spanish drivers on track today, the crowds began queuing to get in [...]
Toro Rosso in good shape for Barcelona
This was the fourth and final day of the penultimate test of the winter. In the morning, Jaime did some aero evaluation runs and in the afternoon, the team tackled a race simulation. Over the whole day, the STR5 completed the equivalent of over two race distances. “That is encouraging on the reliability front,” said [...]
Trouble-free day for Toro Rosso
Once the team had managed to splash through the flooded roads and motorways to get to the track this morning, it was time to unpack the slick tyres, as the sun finally shone in southern Spain.
The weather made for a straightforward day, during which Jaime was able to complete a high mileage, running just one [...]
