Pre-season testing for the 2017 Formula 1 season kicks off in Barcelona on February 27, and Scuderia Toro Rosso will enforce a 24/7 work schedule for its staff, over a four-week period, to ensure they are ready this year. The huge changes that have been introduced for 2017 means teams have a race against time to get their challengers ready before the start of winter testing, even with the later start date this season. The intense schedule is nothing new for staff at the Faenza based squad, as the team had to adopt a similar strategy last year due to the delay in sister team Red Bull Racing announcing its engine plans for 2016. This year there is no such issue, but as he explained to...
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