Toro Rosso’s team manager Massimo Rivola hopes his team will benefit from last year’s car for the start of the 2008 season.<\/p>\n
The small Scuderia is still working on its new STR3. It is therefore unlikely that it will be ready before the fifth round of the championship in Turkey. That’s why S\u00e9bastien Bourdais and Sebastian Vettel will race with an STR2B, at least for the first Grand Prix of the season.<\/p>\n
Rivola places great hopes on the experience his team gained last year and the improved reliability of the STR2B to make the start of the 2008 season a success.<\/p>\n
\u00ab The tests we have carried out so far lead us to believe that we are in the central part of the grid, \u00bb Rivola told Autosprint magazine.<\/p>\n
\u00ab This means two things: It’s a very good thing for us, but we will have to confirm it in the race. We are almost ready for the first race in Melbourne, but at the same time, we must take into account the fact that our competitors will still improve by then. \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab In any case, our philosophy is to continue developing the 2007 car, which still has some room for improvement to achieve an excellent level of reliability. \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab We must arrive in Australia stronger than ever by not focusing on any potential problems from our competitors. We absolutely must manage this point, \u00bb he added.<\/p>\n
Rivola admits he is satisfied with his driver line-up with ‘the two S\u00e9bastiens’.<\/p>\n
Bourdais has slowly but surely settled alongside Vettel. I think he will very soon reach the level of our young German.<\/p>\n
\u00ab The STR2B is doing well and we can say that since the 2007 Malaysian GP, Giorgio Ascanelli has really brought something new and positive working methods. \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab From the Turkey meeting, we will have the new car and a new chapter will begin, \u00bb concluded Rivola.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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