News Details
Toro Rosso bosses back Sainz amid Verstappen comparisons
Toro Rosso team chief Franz Tost says it is not fair to judge Carlos Sainz's Formula 1 debut season simply by looking at his points tally. Indeed, while many agree that the 21-year-old had a good first season in 2015, he ended the year with much less than half the points scored by his teammate Max Verstappen, who has been showered with awards and plaudits. But when asked about Sainz's 18 points compared to Verstappen's almost 50, their Toro Rosso chief Tost told El Pais: 'The explanation is simple. Carlos had very bad luck with the car, preventing him from finishing seven grands prix.' Sainz, who like Verstappen is staying with the Faenza based team in 2016, said that sort of support from...
Full Story »
Full Story »
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Toro Rosso to retain drivers after Ferrari switch
Toro Rosso F1 team announced a switch from Renault to year-old Ferrari...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Toro Rosso/Ferrari deal gets the go-ahead
The path has been cleared for Ferrari to supply Toro Rosso with year-old...
10y ago from PlanetF1.com
Verstappen takes trio of awards including best overtake
Toro Rosso rookie Max Verstappen has won a trio of awards at the FIA's...
10y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Marc Marquez “stronger than expected” as he...
No description available...
3h ago from Motorsport.com
Aprilia explains why it has not been in victory fight...
No description available...
1h ago from Motorsport.com
MotoGP Hungarian Grand Prix - Full starting grid
No description available...
1h ago from Motorsport.com
Why MotoGP’s Hungarian GP sprint turned out to be a...
No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Pato O’Ward tops first IndyCar practice at Gateway
The NTT IndyCar Series held its first practice session of the weekend on...
52m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Arrow McLaren appoints Ryan Hunter-Reay as new...
No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com
How to watch IndyCar 2026 at WWT Raceway: Weekend...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Romain Grosjean confirms surgery on right hand after...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Hayden Paddon eyes WRC gravel opportunity with...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Oliver Solberg highlights area he must “work on”...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Hyundai drivers relieved asphalt WRC season is over...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Days after Champions League final, Arsenal make offer...
Arsenal have made an approach for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) youngster...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com
From France: Arsenal ready to poach defender from PSG...
Arsenal are reportedly eyeing up a potential transfer raid on their recent...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com
'They might…' – Arsenal tipped to make...
Arsenal are being tipped to make two signings in attack this summer by...
9h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Crazy money: Liverpool & Arsenal should walk away...
Liverpool and Arsenal have been linked with Bradley Barcola in recent...
9h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
Ferrari throw away Monaco Grand Prix win with botched...
If there is one team which knows how to nuke its... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
F1: Monaco Grand Prix: Qualifying team notes - Aston Martin
Today's Qualifying result reflects our pace. Read More »
51m ago from Pitpass.com
F1: Monaco Grand Prix: Qualifying team notes - McLaren
Today's result is not quite what we were aiming... Read More »
51m ago from Pitpass.com
