Toro Rosso yet to decide

ByEurosport

Published 03/05/2006 at 14:06 GMT

Scuderia Toro Rosso have yet to decide their engine plans for when their contract with Cosworth's ex-Minardi V10s expires in one year; Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz saying they intend to honour the contract despite protests from other teams concernin

2006 Melbourne Toro Rosso Berger

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Rumours circulating the San Marino Grand Prix were suggesting that the Toro Rosso would take on the Ferrari engines and the Red Bulls would switch to Cosworth V8s, and although STR co-owner Gerhard Berger is convinced the Ferrari engine woes evident earlier this season are over, he hinted the team would stay with the detuned V10s.

2006 San Marino Toro Rosso Speed

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"I think that Ferrari has by now mastered their engine gremlins, but I consider the Cosworth to be the best V8 engine currently," he said. "What we shall do for 2007 regarding engines has not been decided yet."

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Berger also acknowledged the scepticism about STR's moving up the starting grid from the habitual last that Minardi occupied.

"You see, this was Minardi, a race team which had enormous sympathies because they were the eternal last. Now, the comments against has have become much sharper, which is understandable, since we are not here to be last."

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