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Toro Rosso early engine deal offers 'massive' advantage - Key

© WRI2 Toro Rosso technical director James Key admitted that knowing well in advance which power unit the team will be using in 2017 provides a huge convenience with regard to chassis design. Last year, the junior bull outfit had its 2016 car pretty much completed when it was informed of a late switch from Renault to Ferrari power, a state of affairs which forced the Faenza squad to make design changes to its STR11 to accommodate the different engine. Key underlined the luxury and huge advantage of designing its 2017 challenger with its engine partner as a known quantity. "Massive. It's very difficult to describe how big it is," Key explained to Motorsport.com. "We are...
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