Toro Rosso: "The whole rear of the new car comes from Red Bull"

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09:31, 12 Feb 2019

On Monday afternoon, the Toro Rosso team released images of their car for the upcoming season. Yesterday, they reported it was the closest car to Red Bull's, and now they've confirmed the whole rear is identical.

Joy Egginton, deputy technical director of Toro Rosso, told SpeedWeek how the team is working in full cooperation with Red Bull.

"Nothing has changed with regard to the design process. However, there are fewer variables, and I see this as an opportunity. If there are certain developments, we can focus on other areas to improve the performance of the car."

"For example, when the powertrain is in place, we have more time for the chassis, such as the way the tank and radiator are integrated. The chassis was completely developed by Toro Rosso, as well as the front suspension and the cooling."

"However, the back of the car comes from Red Bull Technology and that is the biggest change for us. It is our job to adapt the back of Red Bull to the chassis. We get parts that have proven themselves on the track, and we also have room for other things on top of that."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Toro Rosso: "The whole rear of the new car comes from Red Bull"

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