Monday evening Scuderia Toro Rosso has introduced a new car. Team manager Franz Tost told about its features and plans for the coming season, and a few minutes later, Jean-Eric Vergne and Daniel Kwiat pulled the protective cover from the STR9.
Franz Tost , Team Principal: “Season 2014 promises to be interesting from several points of view. I call it the year of the new strategy and constant innovation. We had to develop a new nose cone, new side pontoons , new spoilers – never before had so early we did not start work on the project .
Side pontoons have become more – you need to find a place for large radiator cooling systems. The team coped with his work, placing them without loss of aerodynamic efficiency. In the last two weeks of work on the basis of STR9 was an incredibly hectic. The officers remained until two o’clock in the morning to complete everything, but we managed.”
STR9 retaining its traditional coloring, and the corresponding new regulations nose cone came out very original and not everyone liked. However, the engineers of the Italian team such a solution seemed to be most effective.
Official name : STR9
Engine : Renault Energy F1- 2014
Energy recovery system (ERS): Renault Sport F1
Chassis: Monocoque composite
Front suspension : upper and lower carbon wishbones , pushrod , torsion springs , shock absorber and central stabilizers , shock Multimatic / Penske
Rear suspension : upper and lower carbon wishbones , traction , torsion springs , shock absorber and central stabilizers , shock Multimatic / Penske
Rack and pinion power steering : Scuderia Toro Rosso
Transmission Case : composite material of carbon fiber
Gearbox housing : Scuderia Toro Rosso, aluminum alloy
Transmission : Red Bull Technology, 8-speed , hydraulically operated
Hydraulic system : Red Bull Technology
Clutch : AP Racing, pull-type
Exhaust system : Scuderia Toro Rosso, Inconel, a heat shield fitted
Calipers, brake pads and discs : Brembo
Brake Control System Brake-by-wire: Scuderia Toro Rosso
Cooling radiators, heat exchangers , intercoolers Scuderia Toro Rosso
Devices : Scuderia Toro Rosso
Steering : Scuderia Toro Rosso
Driver seat : made of carbon fiber , molded under rider
Pedals : Scuderia Toro Rosso
Seatbelts : OMP / Sabelt
Extinguishing system : Scuderia Toro Rosso / FEV
Wheels : Apptech, magnesium alloy
Tires : Pirelli
Fuel tank : ATL, the internal components of Scuderia Toro Rosso
Case details : composite materials
Total weight: 690 kg (including driver and camera )
Toro Rosso has unveiled its new car, the STR9. The event has been held in Jerez, Spain, where tommorrow will start the preseason tests.
More to come…
