Toro Rosso will use the mid-season test at the Red Bull Ring to evaluate their most recent major upgrade package.
The Italian team brought significant upgrades to Austria for the race however the team believe these tests will give them a definitive answer when it tests both specifications this week.
“Testing is always valuable because there is always stuff you want to do and things you want to learn, so we have an absolutely full test list for two days,” said Toro Rosso’s technical director James Key.
“The biggest change [to the car] is this race, believe it or not, so we’ve got a lot of stuff on the car, much of it under the bodywork.
“We’ve got quite a bit going on and we will certainly evaluate some of the stuff we’ve brought here in more detail at the test and test some bits for the future as well.”
Carlos Sainz Jr, who will not be taking part in the test is confident the upgrade package will work as expected.
“It’s difficult to say if the changes have worked or not because this is a completely different track to Canada,” said Sainz.
“We have the test where we will back-to-back the new parts versus the Canada spec.
“Then we will take conclusions and we will say if it has worked or not – but it should.
“I’m looking forward to seeing what Max says about the back-to-back comparison.
“We are convinced it is working, but we don’t know how much we have gained or if it was what we expected.”
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