Toro Rosso STR7, 2012 - Photo © Red Bull/Getty Images
Toro Rosso are the third and final team to unveil their 2012 car today. The STR7 was unveiled by Daniel Ricciardo and Jean Eric Vergne; the team’s revamped lineup for 2012.
Team Principal Franz Tost gave some background information to the Red Bull sister team’s seventh car: “The STR 7 is the third car designed, produced and assembled entirely by Toro Rosso. Over those three years, we have increased our workforce from 160 to 300 and Toro Rosso is now in the most stable and strongest position since it was founded: apart from being up to strength in terms of personnel, we can also work from a sound financial basis, thanks to the support of Red Bull, with further backing from our sponsors, Cepsa, Nova Chemicals and Falcon Private Bank. Everything is therefore in place for us to move forward and reap the benefits of this stability on the race track.
“STR6 was a major step forward in terms of performance compared to the 2010 car, the STR5, therefore I expect to see a further improvement with this year’s car. Last year, we finished eighth in the Constructors’ championship and clearly we want to do better than that this time. It is far too early to make predictions, but looking at the work we have done over the winter, we must set ourselves the target of finishing sixth or at least seventh by the time we pack up in Brazil in November.”
Toro Rosso STR7, 2012
Jean-Eric Vergne, Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso STR7 launch, Jerez, 2012
Jean-Eric Vergne, Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso STR7 launch, Jerez, 2012
Jean-Eric Vergne, Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso STR7 launch, Jerez, 2012
Jean-Eric Vergne, Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso STR7 launch, Jerez, 2012
Jean-Eric Vergne, Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso STR7 launch, Jerez, 2012
Jean-Eric Vergne, Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso STR7 launch, Jerez, 2012
Toro Rosso STR7, 2012
Toro Rosso STR7, 2012
Toro Rosso STR7, 2012
Toro Rosso STR7, 2012
Toro Rosso STR7, 2012
