Suderia Torro Rosso Launched their 2011 car alongside all the other teams involved in the Valencia testing yesterday.
The team has retained its driver lineup of Swiss Sebastian Buemi and Spaniard Jaime Alguersari .
The team stated that their main aim is finish the season 8th in the constructor’s championship after finishing as low as 9th last season. Hopes seem realistisc.
Here are some quotes of Team officials
Technical director Giorgio Ascanelli has described the Toro Rosso as being quite unconventional, and he hopes that the team can reach eighth place in the standings this year:
“The change in rules has led us to make some 14 changes and yes, we think we have been a little bit more ambitious than last year. For this year, we have to aim for eighth place, because that is our target and I didn’t think that was possible if we had gone with some sort of conventional car. It’s an ambitious way, if it doesn’t work that will be my responsibility and I am going to take it. We will try to do better and we will try to fulfil our mission which is at the end of 2011, we want to have a 2012 which is better than 2011.”
Giorgio Ascanelli
Team boss Franz Tost said that he hopes 2011 will be a good year for the team:
“The past five years have shown a good history for the team, as we had to build everything up almost from zero. We are quite confident that we have a good future and can have a good year in 2011. The first hope is that we perform well, with a good, fast, competitive car. Apart from that, we need the drivers and the team to do a good job and if all these components come together then I am convinced we can have a good season and close the gap to our direct competitors.”
Franz Tost
