“Max did a very good race”, says Franz Tost

Published on 07 June 2015 by Niels Hendrix

Franz Tost, team principal of Scuderia Toro Rosso, says after the Canadian Grand Prix: “We knew that here in Canada we were going to struggle with our performance because we simply miss speed on the straights. Nevertheless, I must say that both drivers did a good job. Carlos got off to a good start but unfortunately lost some places as he was blocked during the first lap. Later he was able to recover and fight back.”

Tost continues: “Max also did a very good race because, despite of all his penalties, he was still able to catch up and do some very competitive lap times. Now Montreal is over, we are looking forward to Austria, where we expect to show a much better performance also thanks to the circuit layout, which should suit our car more.”

Cedrik Staudohar, Renault Sport F1 track support leader, adds: “A difficult race, due in part to the starting positions. We had to manage the temperatures carefully but had no real reliability concerns. Naturally we would have liked to add to our points total but the pace was not really there today. We hope for better in Austria.”