Daniel Ricciardo thinks 2012 challenger is proving better than 2011 version – Formula 1 news
Daniel Ricciardo believes that Toro Rosso is faring better than last year.
He said that although it is early times to analyse the performance but from what has been on display, it seems that the team has been on track to do better than it did last year.
Ricciardo was a test driver for Toro Ross in 2011 but later joined HRT as a second race driver. Ricciardo did not have a competitive car with HRT to challenge other cars on the grid and thus there is no real way of deciding whether he had done a good job
or not.
Toro Rosso picked Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne to replace Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi. The move was considered to be a shock for former drivers and sparked some controversy. The bottom line though is that Toro Ross has shown confidence in Ricciardo
and now the onus is on him to prove his worth.
“First impression was quite good,” he said. “Already out of the box it seemed pretty well balanced. I did a few laps with the STR6 this time last year and for me it's an improvement from what I remember. So pretty positive, we'll see how far we can get up
the grid this year. I'm not saying we'll be fighting for pole position but I think we've got a good base to work from.”
Ricciardo further added that the car is easy to driver and feels that the testing is going to prove imperative to their 2012 campaign. He also mentioned the role of Vergne for the team is going to be very important as well and it is going to be very beneficial
for him acclimatise himself with Formula 1 driving.
Toro Rosso have been churning out some good fresh talent into the sport and it is good to see a team dedicated to young drivers. Sebastian Vettel has come through Red Bull’s young driver programme and was part of Toro Rosso for two season before he joined
Red Bull.
It will be interesting to see how these two young drivers shape up their careers from here.
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