Toro Rosso has released a team statement clarifying its latest power unit failures in a response to comments made by Renault chief Cyril Abiteboul. After only two of the six Renault-powered cars reached the finish of the Mexican Grand Prix, with Toro Rosso suffering multiple MGU-H and turbo failures across the race weekend, the team’s troubles have continued in Brazil with both Brendon Hartley and Pierre Gasly taking new MGU-H units coming into the race and taking grid drops. Hartley suffered a smoky exit after two laps in FP1, which later turned out to be an oil leak problem, but Gasly endured another MGU-H and turbo failure that needed changing and has now picked up 25 grid place drops...
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