Franz Tost after Mexico GP: “The maximum we could do”

Published on 02 November 2015 by Niels Hendrix

Franz Tost, team principal of Scuderia Toro Rosso, says after the Mexican Grand Prix: “First of all I’d like to congratulate the organisers of this Grand Prix here in Mexico, because it’s a fantastic and beautiful venue and all the grandstands were full all weekend. The atmosphere is also great and I think they would’ve deserved a bit more of an interesting race.” 

“From our side, we showed an average performance because we had to slow down the cars to keep the temperatures under control, which meant that we lost performance. The drivers did a good job. Max finished in ninth position and I think this was, under these conditions, the maximum we could do.”

Tost continues: “Carlos had some vibrations at the end of the race, therefore he couldn’t push as normal or score any points. We were able to close the gap to Lotus by one point and they are now six points ahead of us with two races to go. Because of the long straight, the race in Brazil won’t be an easy one for us, while Abu Dhabi maybe suits us a bit better. Nevertheless, we will push very hard to prepare ourselves in the best possible way to fight for that P6 in the championship.”

Cedrik Staudohar, Renault Sport F1 track support leader, adds: “That felt like a very long race! Due to the unique challenges of this circuit, we were on the edge with all the temperatures and it was very difficult to manage, but we coped with everything well and saw the chequered flag with both drivers, and Max in the points. At a new track, which is also very difficult, we can see that as a positive."