Franz Tost says the experience of Toro Rosso’s driver line-up will be key to their chances of finishing inside the top five of the constructors’ championship.
Red Bull’s sister team is known for nurturing the next generation of talent, their driver’s Carlos Sainz and Daniil Kvyat are both a part of the Red Bull young driver programme.
The pair combined have over 100 grands prix starts, vastly more experienced than past driver pairings, and according to Tost, this could make a difference to their finishing position – especially as their competitors boast the same asset.
“It’s absolutely the most experienced driver pairing we had in the history of Toro Rosso,” he told the GP Gazette.
“We can see this, because with newcomers you cannot fight for the fifth position in the championship.
“Look at the competitors around us, apart from Williams who are a little bit struggling, they are all drivers with experience, because [Esteban] Ocon was in there last year as well. Therefore the package is strong.”
Asked how he felt about the season so far, Tost added: “I’m really satisfied with the performance of both of the drivers. Carlos has been in Q3 in nearly all of the races.
“Daniil has been a little bit unlucky because of technical failures – for example in China he was in good place, but he could not finish the race because of a hydraulic failure.
“But for example in Russia in the last 14 laps of the race he was very, very fast, he was much faster than many drivers in front of him.
“That means we must provide him with the best possible technical package and then he will do it, because from the driving skills, he is one of the best.”
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