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Team principal of Toro Rosso Franz Tost says that the team's reliability is a weak point, but hopes they can overcome the problems before the maiden race of the season in two weeks.
Only McLaren completed fewer laps than Toro Rosso in 2017 testing, despite the Red Bull junior team racking up a massive 132 laps on the final day with Carlos Sainz at the wheel.
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The end to their week was much smoother than the troubles they previously suffered from the power unit, but Tost is confident all issues can be eradicated before Melbourne.
"After completing the two pre-season tests here in Barcelona I can affirm that the STR12 is a fast and competitive car," said Todt. "One weak point is the reliability, as we’ve had too many issues over these two weeks.
"On the positive side, I can say that this situation has improved compared to last week’s T01, but there has still been a few problems that have taken track time away from us this week.
"The good news is that we know what the issues are – nothing major – so I’m confident we can solve them all before getting to Australia thanks to all the valuable data we’ve collected here.
"Regarding our drivers, I have to say that both Carlos and Daniil have done a fantastic job every time they’ve jumped in the car and provided very useful feedback.
"Our engineers will now analyse all the data gathered to optimise the set-up for Melbourne. I’m really looking forward to the season ahead, I think we’re going to have a very interesting fight with the midfield teams and I just can’t wait to get started!"
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