Pierre Gasly believes ninth place in the F1 constructors’ championship does not reflect Toro Rosso’s “potential” during the 2018 season.
Despite an encouraging start to 2018, strong development from Toro Rosso’s midfield rivals across the remainder of the campaign resulted in the Faenza outfit slipping to ninth – ahead of only Williams – having been pipped by Sauber and the rebranded Force India squad late in the year.
he: “We knew it would be difficult with Honda coming, so we didn’t really want to have any expectations in terms of final position in the team championship.”