Toro Rosso will have to wait until May 11th…

Toro Rosso’s team manager Massimo Rivola hopes his team will benefit from last year’s car for the start of the 2008 season. The small Scuderia is still working on its new STR3. It is therefore unlikely that it will be ready before the fifth round of the championship in Turkey. That’s why Sébastien Bourdais and […]

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Toro Rosso’s team manager Massimo Rivola hopes his team will benefit from last year’s car for the start of the 2008 season.

The small Scuderia is still working on its new STR3. It is therefore unlikely that it will be ready before the fifth round of the championship in Turkey. That’s why Sébastien Bourdais and Sebastian Vettel will race with an STR2B, at least for the first Grand Prix of the season.

Rivola places great hopes on the experience his team gained last year and the improved reliability of the STR2B to make the start of the 2008 season a success.

« The tests we have carried out so far lead us to believe that we are in the central part of the grid, » Rivola told Autosprint magazine.

« This means two things: It’s a very good thing for us, but we will have to confirm it in the race. We are almost ready for the first race in Melbourne, but at the same time, we must take into account the fact that our competitors will still improve by then. »

« In any case, our philosophy is to continue developing the 2007 car, which still has some room for improvement to achieve an excellent level of reliability. »

« We must arrive in Australia stronger than ever by not focusing on any potential problems from our competitors. We absolutely must manage this point, » he added.

Rivola admits he is satisfied with his driver line-up with ‘the two Sébastiens’.

Bourdais has slowly but surely settled alongside Vettel. I think he will very soon reach the level of our young German.

« The STR2B is doing well and we can say that since the 2007 Malaysian GP, Giorgio Ascanelli has really brought something new and positive working methods. »

« From the Turkey meeting, we will have the new car and a new chapter will begin, » concluded Rivola.

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