Toro Rosso: Good base from which we can move forward

7 February, 2012

Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) Scuderia Toro Rosso STR7. Formula One Testing, Day 1, Jerez, Spain, Tuesday 7 February 2012.

Daniel Ricciardo

Feb.7 (Toro Roso) Drivers and team report on the first day of official Formula 1 pre-season testing at Jerez de la Frontera.

Daniel Ricciardo: “It was really nice to be back in the cockpit for the first time since the Brazilian Grand Prix in November and being the first person to drive the Scuderia Toro Rosso STR7 was a little bonus. It was great to experience taking a completely new car out of the garage. We had a very productive morning, doing over 40 laps and we made good progress with our programme. Then in the afternoon, we did a couple of longer runs, but had to cut it short, although we only lost an hour. I was using the Medium tyre on that last run, having used Hard tyres for the rest of the day. So, overall, a good start and I’m looking forward to another productive day tomorrow, because this car is very enjoyable to drive. It was a good feeling going fast again. It’s too early to give a true assessment of the car, but out of the box this morning, it seemed balanced and quite stable. It gave me a good feeling when I put the power down.”

Franz Tost: “We completed 57 laps today, so we are quite pleased with the first outing of the new car which seems to have a good base from which we can move forward. Daniel felt confident in the car and we ran trouble free until we lost some oil pressure, at which point the engine protector did its job and stopped the car. We are now investigating this loss of oil pressure, but we are confident we can have another good day tomorrow. As the failure happened at four o’clock, we only lost one hour’s track time which we expect to make up for tomorrow. The car looks nice but the important thing is that it should be fast. My first impression, having enjoyed the rare experience of going out onto the track to watch it in action through some corners this morning, is that the basis of the car is quite good and healthy.”

Related posts:

  1. Interlagos Day 2: Toro Rosso report
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  3. Suzuka Day 1: Toro Rosso report
  4. Toro Rosso: Good result due to hard work
  5. Toro Rosso: We ran a good strategy
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