Vergne: Racing, qualifying, working in the garage none of it seemed strange
Apr.2 Toro Rosso rookie Jean-Eric Vergne looks back on his first two grand prix weekends – in Australia and Malaysia – where he enjoyed his first experience as a full time F1 race driver. The Frenchman reflects on the first two races of his F1 career. “I’ve spent quite a lot of time imagining what [...]
Malaysian Grand Prix: Toro Ross race report
Press Release 2012 MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX – SUNDAY 25/03/2012 Jean-Eric Vergne (STR7-03) Race finish: 8th “To from eighteenth on the grid to eighth and in the points at the end is great. I stayed out for a long time on the intermediates after the start and then the Red Flag came along to help me [...]
Malaysian GP Qualifying: Toro Rosso report
Press Release Daniel Ricciardo (STR7-01) Third Practice Session Best lap 1:38.423, pos. 15th, 13 laps Qualifying Best lap: (Q1) 1:38.419, (Q2) 1:37.883, pos. 15th “Today’s performance was okay, but obviously not as good on paper as last Saturday when I was in Q3. Looking at the times, it’s very close so a tenth of a [...]
Toro Rosso: Malaysian Grand Prix Friday report
Press Release Daniel Ricciardo (STR7-01) First Practice Session Best lap 1:40.469, pos. 18th, 23 laps Second Practice Session Best lap: 1:38.853, pos. 5th, 33 laps “I’ve driven here before in Formula BMW, but when you switch to a Formula 1 car, the notes go out the window! But all the same, it helps to have [...]
Ricciardo admits that home race had special buzz
Mar.22 (AGPC) Rising Australian F1 star Daniel Ricciardo has confirmed that the hometown support he received in his maiden Australian Grand Prix last weekend was almost enough to bring him to tears. The 22-year-old Ricciardo made his Albert Park debut in Sunday’s F1 season-opener, won by Englishman Jenson Button for McLaren. Ricciardo qualified inside the [...]
Ricciardo survives first and last lap mayhem to score in home debut
Mar.18 (F1 Media) Toro Rosso’s Daniel Ricciardo, taking part in his first home grand prix, took advantage of final lap mayhem to secure two points for Toro Rosso, a result that looked unlikely as he coasted around dead last after a first lap, first corner collision. “As I limped back to the pits on the [...]
Toro Rosso: Australian Grand Prix race day report
Press Release Daniel Ricciardo (STR7-01) Race finish: 9th “I don’t really know how that happened on the last lap. I saw blue flags and a lot of cars in front and I was sure I could make up at least one place because it was chaos. I was a bit lucky to be the last [...]
Local hero Ricciardo claims top 10 spot for his first home
Mar.17 (F1 Media) Daniel Ricciardo gave his home crowd – and Scuderia Toro Rosso – something to cheer about with a qualifying run in Albert Park that took him into the Q3 grid shootout for the Australian Grand Prix. Last season the Red Bull Juniors graduate spent 11 races rooted to the foot of the [...]
Toro Rosso: Australian GP Saturday report
Press Release Daniel Ricciardo (STR7-01) Third Practice Session Best lap: 1:26.723, pos. 10th, 17 laps Qualifying Best lap: (Q1) 1:27.024, (Q2) 1:26.319, (Q3) no timed lap, pos. 10th “That was nice! The ambition at the start of the weekend, as far as qualifying was concerned, was to get into Q3 and we have achieved that. [...]