Video: Toro Rosso fires up 2018 Honda F1 engine
Scuderia Toro Rosso has fired up the 2018 Honda engine attached to its STR13 chassis for the first time.
Formula 1 2018
The 2018 Formula 1 World Championship is the 69th season of the world’s leading open-wheel single-seater series. Sanctioned by the sport’s governing body, the FIA, its 10 teams and 20 drivers will compete in 21 Grands Prix around the world, beginning in Australia on March 25 and ending in Abu Dhabi on November 25. <p>The French Grand Prix, at Circuit Paul Ricard, returns to the calendar for the first time since 2008. The German Grand Prix, at Hockenheim, reappears after a one-year absence. The Malaysian Grand Prix, run since 1999 at Sepang, has dropped off the 2018 calendar.</p> <p>The main technical change for the new season is the adoption of the Halo cockpit protection system to all cars.</p>
In a video released on Twitter, the 2018 Toro Rosso chassis is shown in production and then being assembled, with drivers Brendon Hartley and Pierre Gasly having their seat fittings.
It ends with audio of Honda’s latest RA618H power unit being fired up, with an image of last year's engine.
Sauber has also released a video, which features its Ferrari power unit being fired up in the back of the Alfa-branded C37 chassis.
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