Toro Rosso STR5 breaks cover (Pictures)

February 1, 2010 at 4:00 am by Keith Collantine

Toro Rosso drivers Buemi and Alguersuari launch the STR5

Toro Rosso have revealed their STR5 – the first car to be built by the Faenza-based team since it operated as Minardi.

The first picture of the car shows it has a lot of similarities with last year’s STR4 – the high nose and shark fin have been retained. More pictures of the STR5 below.

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Toro Rosso STR5 pictures

: Toro Rosso STR5

: Toro Rosso STR5

: Toro Rosso STR5

: Toro Rosso STR5

: Toro Rosso STR5 launch

: Toro Rosso STR5 launch

: Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari with the Toro Rosso STR5

: Toro Rosso STR5 launch

: Toro Rosso STR5 launch

: Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari

: Jaime Alguersuari

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31 comments on Toro Rosso STR5 breaks cover (Pictures)

STRFerrari4Ever said on 1st February 2010, 8:21

Hopefully there’s more going on underneath! But i love it anyways :)

Prisoner Monkeys said on 1st February 2010, 8:22

Looks almost identical to last year’s car. Bit I do notice there’s a lot of red around the nose.

BABU said on 1st February 2010, 8:24

http://www.scuderiatororosso.com/Car/News/The-Scuderia-Toro-Rosso-STR5/

TommyB said on 1st February 2010, 8:24

Another picture from the front.

http://twitpic.com/10tx6e

- Ned Flanders said on 1st February 2010, 10:56
  
  It looks better, but still a bit too similar to the Red Bull design. I was hoping they’d do something radical with the livery, eg Jezson’s Sugarfree Red Bull car.
  
  Nice scoop on the Toro Rosso livery last week by the way Tommy!
  
  - F1 forever said on 1st February 2010, 13:27
    
    They look similar because toro rosso is the sister team to red bull. They usually run the same equipment.
    
Vikas said on 1st February 2010, 8:26

The front wing is pretty complex

Andrew White said on 1st February 2010, 8:32

The red nose might help us distinguish between the Red Bull and the Toro Rosso. Nothing radical in terms of design though.

- Gill said on 1st February 2010, 8:35
  
  How can u expect radical design changes when rules remain stable ?
  
  - epi said on 1st February 2010, 10:09
    
    The aero rules have remained stable, but a lot of the physical constraints have changed, like the front tyre widths and overall length, so this can lead to radically different aero solutions.
    
    Obviously a small team like Toro Rosso will stick to a “known” design and just tweak it slightly.
    
- TommyB said on 1st February 2010, 8:36
  
  Yeh as expected it’s pretty much the same as last year.
  
- TommyB said on 1st February 2010, 15:19
  
  http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gSUcI1NFWxU/S2buYaVKy6I/AAAAAAAAAhI/N2_9Ln5Z6i0/s1600-h/STR52.jpg
  
  Front on shot definitely looks different.
  
ajokay said on 1st February 2010, 8:34

I like the extra red around the nose. Other than that, It’s hard to see the differences until some high-res shots come along.

PJA said on 1st February 2010, 8:38

I suppose as to be expected it looks a lot like last years car, as it is the first car designed by Toro Rosso and that the STR4�s sister car the RB5 is reckoned to be the one the other teams will copy anyway.

BABU said on 1st February 2010, 8:40

front wing

http://www.scuderiatororosso.com/Car/News/Going-It-Alone/

Prisoner Monkeys said on 1st February 2010, 8:42

I like the red nose, too. It makes me think of a bull that has skewered someone.

Wow. That was a really blood-thirsty thing to say.

Katy said on 1st February 2010, 8:54

I like the little livery change, it’s a cool pattern :) Should make them and the red bull easier to tell apart at high speeds, if it’s a flash of red followed by a bull then it’s an str :)

I’m glad they haven’t really changed the car much, looked good and it’s based on the best car of last year.

James said on 1st February 2010, 8:59

They were up early this morning…! They must have been tucked up in bed by 8.30pm sharp last night!

fucc said on 1st February 2010, 10:59

nice car….but i hate that big wind after the scoop. for italians: http://bit.ly/cdNnwW

JHunt123 said on 1st February 2010, 12:41

Looks much as last years, but out of all the ones presented so far, this one loooks the quickest (although prob sadly not the case in real life…)

F1 forever said on 1st February 2010, 13:24

THat chassis is always gonnar look good with that livery : D

- John H said on 1st February 2010, 16:24
  
  Personally, I detest the livery. Eye of the beholder and all that I guess :)