The fact that Toro Rosso beat their senior team Red Bull to the test track at the opening Valencia session raised more than a few eyebrows up and down the pit lane last week. Whilst Red Bull focused on last-minute wind tunnel work with their RB6, the Faenza-based squad decided to test the new STR5 on the circuit.

Driver Sebastien Buemi couldn’t have agreed more with his team’s hands-on approach and here he gives his verdict on his new car…

 
2012 F1 Merchandise from OnPole.com