Depending on your level of cynicism - typically quite high in the media centre - then you may have been inclined to ponder which Formula 1 team would be the first to hit trouble across the opening day of pre-season testing in Barcelona.
Renault’s Nico Hulkenberg admits he was “scared” by the lack of grip at Barcelona on his first run during Formula 1 pre-season testing ahead of the 2018 season.
Scuderia Toro Rosso has confirmed it will launch its new Honda-powered Formula 1 car, the STR13, on the morning of the first day of pre-season testing in Barcelona.
Brendon Hartley says after a tough introduction to his Formula 1 career he is keen to “prove my worth” in the sport with the new-look Toro Rosso Honda squad in 2018.
Brendon Hartley says the “tough” four-race stint with Toro Rosso at the end of the 2017 season was the “perfect introduction” to Formula 1 ahead of a full campaign next year.
Brendon Hartley says he has huge respect for Red Bull motorsport advisor Dr Helmut Marko for ‘taking that risk’ by putting the New Zealander straight into a Toro Rosso drive before securing his Formula 1 future at the team for 2018.
Brendon Hartley says his frustration is mounting at the continued grid penalties he’s been hit with since moving to Formula 1 for engine changes but sees it as part of his preparation for a brighter 2018 campaign.
Brendon Hartley doubts he would have got a second chance to reach Formula 1 with Toro Rosso had it not been for his dramatic victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Porsche in June.
Brendon Hartley may only have been formally announced as a Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver for the 2018 season on Thursday, but the New Zealander has revealed the deal was signed and sealed "a couple of weeks ago".
Scuderia Toro Rosso has confirmed Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley will form its Formula 1 driver line-up for the 2018 season. Gasly and Hartley have a combined seven grands prix of experience between them, having both been drafted in by Toro Rosso late in the 2017 campaign.
Brendon Hartley is confident of fighting for his first Formula 1 points at this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix after getting two races of experience under his belt with Toro Rosso in the United States and Mexico.
Daniel Ricciardo and Brendon Hartley have both been hit with 20-place grid drops ahead of Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix after taking new elements on their Formula 1 power units following qualifying.
Toro Rosso is set to run a thorough analysis into why it suffered a double turbo failure on Saturday at the Mexican Grand Prix which wrecked both Brendon Hartley and Pierre Gasly qualifying charges.
Daniil Kvyat has completely left Red Bull's Formula 1 programme following his latest dropping from Toro Rosso for the Mexican Grand Prix, with his departure being confirmed by team boss Franz Tost on Friday.
Despite unofficially being given the green light for the final three races of the 2017 Formula 1 world championship, both Brendon Hartley and Pierre Gasly remain in the dark about their futures at Toro Rosso.
Brendon Hartley will switch to a new, permanent Formula 1 car number for this weekend's Mexican Grand Prix after using Toro Rosso's reserve number for his debut last weekend.
Toro Rosso has run through four different drivers in the past two Grand Prix, leaving returnee Daniil Kvyat and stand-in Brendon Hartley both unsure of their futures following the United States Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton made the most of greasy track conditions to lead the opening Formula 1 practice session for the United States Grand Prix on Friday morning, outpacing championship rival Sebastian Vettel at the Circuit of The Americas.
2017 24 Hours of Le Mans Le Mans winner Brendon Hartley feels he is now ready to race in Formula 1 and make his debut with Toro Rosso in this weekend's United States Grand Prix, despite not knowing the car.