• Toro Rosso news

Toro Rosso working on its own blown diffuser

ESPNF1 Staff
August 27, 2010 « No changes to Red Bull wing for Spa | »
Toro Rosso is working on its own blown diffuser, so successfully pioneered by Red Bull © Sutton Images
Enlarge

Toro Rosso driver Sebastian Buemi says that the team is working on integrating its own blown diffuser, so successfully pioneered by Red Bull Racing.

Although Toro Rosso is still owned by Red Bull, the sister team is working alone from a technical perspective and no longer receives aid from the UK based technology centre.

With Toro Rosso the lowest ranked of the established teams in the constructors' standings and the only one without a blown diffuser, Buemi knows how important it is to have the innovation.

"We just want to do it thoroughly and properly before we use it at a race weekend," Buemi told Speed Week.

Meanwhile, team-mate Jaime Alguersuari is hopeful that the nature of the Spa Francorchamps circuit will suit the characteristics of his car.

"I think the track should suit my driving style perfectly, as it consists mainly of high speed corners, which I really like. We will be having our own battle in our part of the pack and if our closest rivals have tended to look stronger than us in medium to high downforce configuration, I am hoping that the lower aero downforce levels required at Spa might see us run more competitively."

© ESPN Sports Media Ltd.
ESPN Staff Close