F1Zone.net chats with Daniil Kvyat about the infamous Red Bull seat swap and his experiences with Toro Rosso

Carlos Sainz Jr. is confident that Toro Rosso is "going in the right direction" as he scored points for the seventh time in 2016, by finishing eighth at the British Grand Prix. Sainz Jr. qualified inside the top 10 and moved up to sixth during the early stages before becoming one of several drivers to lose control at Abbey. Sainz Jr. dropped down the order following the incident but was nonetheless able to secure eighth spot. "We had a very good first half of the […]

Carlos Sainz Jr. expressed his happiness as he secured seventh position on the grid for the British Grand Prix. Sainz Jr. described Friday's practice sessions as the most difficult ones of the campaign for Toro Rosso but secured a place in Q3 in the STR11. Sainz Jr. was initially the slowest driver in Q3 but profited from Nico Hulkenberg and Fernando Alonso having their quickest lap times deleted due to exceeding track limits, and moves up from eighth to seventh due to Sebastian Vettel's gearbox […]

Carlos Sainz Jr. will remain with Toro Rosso for the 2017 season, extending his stay with the team for a third campaign. Sainz Jr. has been backed by Red Bull throughout his single-seater career and won the Formula Renault 3.5 championship in 2014, resulting in a gradutation to Formula 1 with Toro Rosso. Sainz Jr. finished 15th in last year's championship and amassed 18 points, with a best finish of seventh at the United States Grand Prix. This season, the 21-year-old Spaniard has finished five […]

Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost says he is expecting Carlos Sainz Jr. to remain with the outfit into 2017, and hopes Daniil Kvyat will also be retained. Sainz Jr. has been backed by Red Bull throughout his single-seater career and graduated to Formula 1 with Toro Rosso in 2015. Sainz Jr.'s opportunities with Red Bull appear limited, as both Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen are signed on long-term deals. However, Tost is confident that Red Bull will keep Sainz Jr. at the junior squad […]

Toro Rosso says it is investigating an issue with is rear suspension which led to both Daniil Kvyat and Carlos Sainz Jr. retiring from the European Grand Prix. Kvyat started from sixth place but retired early on while Sainz Jr., who started in 18th spot, lasted longer before he was affected by a similar issue. Toro Rosso believes stuck dampers impeded the normal movement of the suspension but the team is still investigating the issue. "The car became difficult to handle at the beginning of […]

Carlos Sainz Jr. says Toro Rosso is beginning to slip back through the pecking order, as rival teams gradually introduced engine upgrades across the course of the season. Toro Rosso has switched to using year-old Ferrari power units this season, and accepted before the start of the year that it would gradually regress through Formula 1's midfield. Toro Rosso is currently sixth in the standings but Sainz Jr. is wary that the team is now holding on in the scrap. "It’s going to be tough," […]

Carlos Sainz Jr. hailed his Toro Rosso team and believes surging from 20th to ninth at the Canadian Grand Prix demonstrates the progress the outfit is making. Sainz Jr. qualified in 16th place after crashing out of Q2 but was demoted further to 20th due to a gearbox penalty. Sainz Jr. ran an Ultra Soft/Soft/Ultra Soft strategy at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve to claim ninth position, ensuring he has already matched his 2015 points tally after only seven races. "If you had told me before […]

Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost believes Daniil Kvyat has his mental strength back following a difficult period after his demotion from Red Bull. Kvyat started 2016 racing for Red Bull but was moved across to Toro Rosso prior to the Spanish Grand Prix, in which he came 10th. Kvyat collided with Renault's Kevin Magnussen in Monaco and was deemed responsible, meaning he will drop three place on the grid this weekend in Canada. However, following a challenging spell for the youngster, Tost is sure Kvyat […]

Carlos Sainz Jr. believes Toro Rosso can achieve another points finish after an encouraging day of practice for the Canadian Grand Prix. Sainz Jr. has scored points in four of this year's six Grands Prix, building on sixth spot in Spain with an eighth place finish in Monaco. Sainz Jr. rounded out the top 10 during the second session at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, as less than half a second covered fourth to 14th. "It was a day with no issues or major problems, which […]

Daniil Kvyat says he is determined to prove his potential with Toro Rosso when Formula 1 visits Montreal this weekend for the Canadian Grand Prix. Kvyat finished on the podium in China but was demoted from Red Bull to Toro Rosso after four races in order to make way for Max Verstappen. Kvyat qualified inside the top 10 in Monaco but a technical problem during the early laps left him a lap down, before retiring in the wake of a collision with Renault's Kevin Magnussen. […]

Toro Rosso technical director James Key reckons the STR11 had the pace to finish on the podium in Monaco and rued traffic in the pit lane which cost Carlos Sainz Jr. valuable time. Sainz Jr. was running in sixth place behind the Safety Car in wet conditions but lost time during the switch to Intermediate tyres and then the change to dry tyres a handful of laps later. Sainz Jr. eventually came home in eighth position but Key feels that it should have been possible […]