Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost is wary of this year’s engine regulations, and understands that the consequences will cause the team a headache. In 2017, teams were permitted to use four components of any engine part throughout the season.
It saw a large number of penalties being handed out up and down the grid, which in turn saw complaints pour in from fans. For 2018, there will only be three ICEs, MGU-Hs and turbochargers permitted, and just two MGU-Ks, energy stores and control electronics.
Toro Rosso will be running with Honda power for the year, and given the Japanese manufacturer’s lack of reliability over the last three seasons, Tost knows that Red Bull’s junior squad could be in for some troubled days ahead.