8:58 – GPUpdate.net continues its end-of-season review by reflecting on Toro Rosso’s campaign, which unravelled through the final events amid Renault issues, heightened by the loss of Carlos Sainz Jr.’s services.
Toro Rosso: 6/10
Championship: 7th
WCC points: 53
Best race: 4th (1 x SAI)
Best qualifying: 6th (1 x SAI)
Fastest laps: 0
Qualifying duel: SAI 8 – 6 KVY, SAI 2 – 0 GAS, KVY 1 – 0 HAR, GAS 1 – 1 HAR
Toro Rosso launched its 2017 campaign with two feisty youngsters, a tidy package, the hope of improved power units and a sumptuously eye-catching livery, prompting hope that its long-awaited ambition of fifth could be realised.