Franz Tost: "Max did an extraordinary job"

Published on 26 October 2015 by Bas Winckels

After the United States Grand Prix, in which Max Verstappen scored a fourth place, team principal Franz Tost of Scuderia Toro Rosso once more sang praise to his drivers and his team. "Because of some technical issues in yesterday’s free practice session and because of the rain this weekend, our drivers, who had little or no experience at this track, were not able to do many laps before the race", says Tost. "I must say that Max did an extraordinary job. Today’s qualifying session was the first time that he could properly drive here and to get into Q3 shows his great skills. His race was also really good: after the start he was immediately fighting with the Ferrari’s and other rivals and he was able to keep his position, crossing the line in fourth position, without making one single mistake during the 56-lap race."

"I’d like to congratulate both drivers for the great job. We must not forget that this was their first ever race weekend here", Tost continues. "I must also say that the engineers and the strategists worked really well, as the strategy worked out just as we expected it to, and once more the STR10 showed its potential. After this amazing result, I’m really looking forward to the next three races and I’d like to congratulate the whole team for all the effort put in this weekend. It definitely paid off!"