Despite reliability issues meaning the Scuderia Toro Rosso team had the least amount of running of any team in the opening pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Team Principal Franz Tost believes they can be fighting at the front of the midfield runners in 2017. Both Carlos Sainz Jr and Daniil Kvyat were affected by Renault unreliability issues on the STR12, but Tost revealed that both drivers were nether-the-less happy with the performance of the chassis at the Spanish circuit, and that when the reliability problems are solved, it should mean the Faenza-based team will be fighting for points. Tost knows it is too early to judge just where the other teams are in comparison...
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