Toro Rosso needs to 'revise everything' for F1 season finale - Gasly
Toro Rosso needs to "revise everything" if it is going to bounce back from a disappointing showing in the Brazilian Grand Prix, reckons Pierre Gasly

The Faenza-based team has made progress this season in its first year with Honda power, but despite Gasly getting through to Q3 at Interlagos neither he nor team-mate Brendon Hartley were able to finish in the points.
That performance slump has left Gasly confused, and he thinks the team needs to look at all areas to understand why it was not as competitive as it hoped to be.
"We know the track [in Brazil] is really power sensitive, especially with the uphill section in the last straight, but it's fair to say that we're quite disappointed with the overall performance," explained Gasly.
"Not in qualifying - it was fantastic to make it to Q3, which wasn't easy at all, but in the race we showed really poor performance.
"At the moment I don't really have the answers. We need to revise everything."
Although Gasly accepts that Honda's power deficit played some part in its Brazil struggles, he does not think that is the full explanation for what happened.
"We tried to go down with the downforce to compensate but that makes you struggle a bit more in the corners, you slide a bit more, the degradation goes up," he said.
"When you have the advantage with the engine you make the time in the straights, and with the gap that you made, you can make the corners a bit slower and have a good lap in the end, but putting less energy through the tyres - and a lot less temperature into the tyres.
"At the moment there is still a deficit to Mercedes and Ferrari engines, I think it puts us with Renault and a bit more difficult situation."
Asked if he felt Honda needed to make faster progress, he said: "I know that's what they're doing at the moment.
"There's nothing more we can do - we know where we lack performance at the moment, they know it, and they're really objective about it.
"They're doing everything they can ahead of next year, testing things, so I'm sure we're going to get some upgrades for next year - not for the next race in Abu Dhabi.
"They're really pushing hard so I believe for next year we'll have another step, but you can't recover the delta within a few weeks or months. You need to give them time."

Previous article
McLaren creates special livery for Fernando Alonso's F1 farewell
Next article
Marcus Ericsson determined to show Sauber what it's missing in 2019

About this article
Series | Formula 1 |
Drivers | Pierre Gasly |
Teams | Toro Rosso |
Author | Jonathan Noble |
Toro Rosso needs to 'revise everything' for F1 season finale - Gasly
The clues Hamilton’s F1 contract afterthought gives to his future
The Formula 1 world reacted with surprise when it learned Lewis Hamilton’s long-awaited new Mercedes deal guarantees his presence on the grid only until the end of 2021. Both parties claimed publicly they were happy with the arrangement but, asks MARK GALLAGHER, is there more to it than that?
How a harshly ejected Red Bull star has been hooked by racing again
Driver-turned-DJ Jaime Alguersuari lost his love for motorsport when he was booted out of Formula 1 just as he was starting to polish his rough edges. Having drifted from category to category then turned his back on racing altogether in 2015, he’s come full circle and is planning a return in karts for fun
Why Mercedes isn't confident it's really ahead of Red Bull at Imola
While Mercedes struck back against Red Bull by topping the times at Imola on Friday ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, the overall picture remains incredibly close. Despite having a possible edge this weekend, the reigning Formula 1 world champion squad is not taking anything for granted...
What Mercedes must do to keep its F1 title challenge on track
Mercedes may find itself leading the drivers' and constructors' standings after Lewis Hamilton's victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix, but it is well-aware that it came against the odds, with Red Bull clearly ahead on pace. Here's what the Brackley team must do to avoid its crown slipping
Why Tsunoda can become Japan’s greatest F1 talent
While Japan's fever for motor racing is well-documented, the country has yet to produce a Formula 1 superstar – but that could be about to change, says BEN EDWARDS
Why the demise of F1's hypocritical spending habit is cause for celebration
For too long, F1's richest teams have justified being able to spend as much as they want because that's the way they've always conducted their business. STUART CODLING says that's no reason not to kick a bad habit
The double whammy that is defining Vettel’s F1 fate
It's been a tough start to Sebastian Vettel's Aston Martin F1 career, with a lack of pre-season testing mileage followed by an incident-packed Bahrain GP. But two key underlying factors mean a turnaround is not guaranteed
The diva that stole a march on F1’s wide-bodied opposition
In 2017 new F1 technical regulations were supposed to add drama - and peg Mercedes back. STUART CODLING looks at the car which, while troubled, set the stage for the wide-bodied Formula 1 era