Carlos Sainz Jr. was left to rue changed conditions which scuppered his progress during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Sainz had emerged as a top 10 contender throughout practice and placed fifth in the final session on Saturday morning. However, Sainz slipped back in qualifying and, having been unable to progress from Q2, will start from 12th place on the grid. "I had been quite comfortable with the car the whole weekend, we were looking strong," he said. "However, in today’s qualifying session the […]

Toro Rosso rookie Max Verstappen was left to rue electrical problems which cost him valuable track time during practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Verstappen was 11th fastest in the second practice session but was able to complete only 19 laps, compared to the 37 racked up by team-mate Carlos Sainz Jr. "We started the day off well, taking it easy, learning the track and setting-up the car," said Verstappen. "It was quite a good first session, we were able to try a few different […]

F1Zone.net sits down with Toro Rosso rookie Carlos Sainz Jr. to discuss his path to Formula 1 and his 2015 season so far

Carlos Sainz Jr. says that Toro Rosso's position in the Constructors' championship masks the strength of the squad's STR10 chassis. Toro Rosso is currently in eighth place in the standings, with 19 points, but has regularly shown flashes of speed in practice and qualifying, before suffering from a lack of race pace or reliability issues. Sainz's team-mate, Max Verstappen, suggested at last weekend's British Grand Prix that the Italian outfit has the second best chassis and the Spaniard reckons that Toro Rosso's place in the […]

Daniel Ricciardo says an electrical problem in his Red Bull RB11 ended his British Grand Prix as his difficult string of races continued at Silverstone. Ricciardo was running inside the top 10 when he suffered a loss of power, before ultimately retiring from the race. Ricciardo's retirement means he has scored just a single point across the last three races. "I was really optimistic and excited for this weekend but it didn’t work out for us on the day," said Ricciardo. "We suffered an electrical […]

Max Verstappen was unable to explain why he suffered from a lack of pace during Saturday's qualifying session for the British Grand Prix. Verstappen had been comfortably inside the top 10 during practice sessions across the weekend but was vocal on the team radio about his ill-handling Toro Rosso STR10 before dropping out in Q2. Verstappen will start the race at Silverstone from 13th position on the grid. "To be honest, I don’t really know what happened in today’s qualifying session, because we’ve been really […]

Max Verstappen has praised the chassis of his Toro Rosso STR10, believing it to be second best only to Mercedes. Toro Rosso is currently eighth in the Constructors' championship but the Dutch rookie believes that the squad is having to heavily compromise its chassis in order to accommodate its lack of power. "Behind the Mercedes," Verstappen said, when asked to rank Toro Rosso's chassis. "When you have a fast engine, your chassis gets better as well. You sometimes go over the limit a bit, trying […]

Toro Rosso youngster Max Verstappen says Formula 1 needs to go back to basis, claiming that drivers are having to focus too much on technical information. Verstappen vaulted from karting to Formula 1 -via Formula 3 - in the space of just over 12 months and in conversation with Bernie Ecclestone, published on the official Formula 1 website, Verstappen says that the technical detail is too much. "Even for us young drivers the amount of technical stuff is too much," he said. "I would say […]

Max Verstappen says he was pleased to return to the top 10 at the Austrian Grand Prix as he scored points for the second time in his Formula 1 career. Verstappen qualified in seventh position and moved up to sixth at the start, before being demoted by Valtteri Bottas and latterly by Pastor Maldonado, leaving the Dutchman to collect eighth. "I’m happy with today’s race, I think we did everything we could and had some good fights," he said. "I enjoyed every lap to be […]

Toro Rosso pair Carlos Sainz Jr. and Max Verstappen say they expected to struggle at the Canadian Grand Prix as neither driver finished in the points. Sainz Jr. completed the race in 12th position while Verstappen was hindered by his early time penalty as he collected 15th place. "I don’t think we could’ve done much better today," said Sainz Jr. "We knew this was going to be the toughest race of the season so far and that it would have been difficult to fight for […]

Max Verstappen joked that he will require the intervention of the Safety Car if he is to salvage points at the Canadian Grand Prix. Verstappen will start from 19th position following a 15 place grid penalty - 10 positions for an engine change and five for hitting Romain Grosjean in Monaco. As he cannot serve the entire penalty, he will be handed a 10 second time penalty in the race. "I knew it was coming so you just deal with it and try and make […]

Toro Rosso rookie Carlos Sainz Jr. was left to rue a lack of running during practice for this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix due to mechanical issues and heavy rain. Sainz Jr's first session was interrupted by a car problem while a torrential downpour at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve washed out the final hour of running in the afternoon session. "It’s been a difficult day for us," said the Spaniard, who has a quick spin at the first corner. "This morning in FP1 we had some […]