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Toro Rosso Investigating Hartley’s ‘Unexpected’ Suspension Failure

Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda’s technical director, James Key, said the suspension component that failed on Brendon Hartley’s car during Saturday morning’s free practice session at Silverstone was not a new specification, but the team opted to revert back to an even older spec version on both cars for the rest of the weekend as a precaution. Hartley was heading down the Wellington Straight and into Brooklands when the left-front suspension failed, putting him into a high-speed spin that ended with the New Zealander in the barriers. Subsequently, the team pulled team-mate Pierre Gasly into the garage to change his suspension to avoid any kind of repeat, with tests ongoing to see what just...
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