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Toro Rosso accidents cost over 2m euros in 2018

Franz Tost has revealed the extent of some of Toro Rosso's issues in 2018 - and the financial state after a mixed season for the Red Bull junior side. As far as the engine was concerned, Toro Rosso will be pleased. Their first season with Honda ended with them outscoring McLaren, when they had the same power unit. However, Toro Rosso had other problems in 2018. A failed aerodynamic update was one of them and far too many crashes resulting in a damaged chassis throughout the campaign. "We had too many accidents," team boss Tost told Formel1.de. "We spent 2.3 million euros only due to accidents." Tost does not blame the drivers for that, though, and has...
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