Two more leading formula one drivers believe Toro Rosso is set for a strong season in 2011.<\/p>\n
The Swiss newspaper Blick recently christened the small Faenza based team’s new Ferrari-powered STR6 a “Wunder Auto” after a good showing in testing.<\/p>\n
“Toro Rosso looks reasonably strong in terms of consistency,” agreed Jenson Button last month.<\/p>\n
At an event at Dunsfold Park aerodrome on Tuesday, Button’s McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton said teams such as Renault, Williams and Force India had also produced solid cars for 2011.<\/p>\n
“And the Toro Rosso looks ridiculously fast,” said the Briton, having earlier used exactly the same description for Red Bull’s pace-setting RB7.<\/p>\n
A few days ago, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso said similarly that Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso had made “significant progress” since last year.<\/p>\n
Hamilton added: “They could be the most interesting one to watch.”<\/p>\n
At the same time, both Button and Hamilton acknowledged the tough start to the life of McLaren’s new MP4-26, reckoning that Red Bull and Ferrari are out front at present.<\/p>\n
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel is quoted in the German press: “Ferrari have made a very strong impression.\u00a0 It looks close between them and us.”<\/p>\n
As for McLaren and Mercedes, he added: “It looks as though they are having a bit of trouble.”<\/p>\n
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