Max Verstappen has revealed that Toro Rosso will bring more updates to the second pre-season Formula 1 test in Barcelona next week as the impact of its late change in engine supplier continues to be felt.
Toro Rosso made a late switch from Renault to Ferrari power units for 2016, leaving the team with a race against time to get the new car ready for the first test.
Although the STR11 did make it to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the start of testing on Monday, there are still parts to be added to the car according to Verstappen which are due next week.
"For sure we will get new parts," Verstappen confirmed. "I’m very happy about that, of course.
"Because the engine decision was very late it was very difficult to get the car here, so definitely we don’t have all the parts yet. They are still in production."
Verstappen completed 121 laps behind the wheel of the STR11 on Tuesday in Barcelona, with one minor interruption due to an electrical issue on the car that prompted the team to stop out on track as a precaution.
"We already had a few small chassis-side updates today, which appear to be working okay," Toro Rosso technical director James Key said.
"Generally, the reliability was also good. This morning we had a minor electrical issue that needed a reset in the garage and after that it was OK.
"To cover 121 laps on day two of the test is extremely encouraging given that this week is all about putting mileage on the car and concentrating on all the new systems that we’ve had to introduce quickly. So we can be happy with today’s progress.”
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