Toro Rosso has modified the exhaust system of its 2014 car – the STR9 – ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix after both of its drivers were forced to retire with exhaust related issues in Monaco two weeks ago. Both Jean-Eric Vergne and Daniil Kvyat had been running in the points before the exhaust problems struck, forcing both drivers to retire from the race. To avoid a repeat of the failures that caused both of its cars to drop out of the Monaco Grand Prix the Faenza-based outfit has manufactured new exhaust systems for both of its cars for this weekend’s race in Montreal. It is believed that Toro Rosso’s double Monaco retirement was caused by cracks in the exhausts, as a...
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