Carlos Sainz confident before returning to the Renault engine

The 2016 engine supply series for Red Bull Racing et Toro Rosso had animated a large part of the end of the 2015 season, the Milton Keynes team finally reaching an agreement with Renault to use the Power Unit V6 turbo / hybrid of the Losange rebadged in the name of TAG Heuer, when Toro Rosso returned to the clan Ferrari with 2015 engine blocks.

Change of context on the other hand for 2017, since on the sidelines of the Monaco Grand Prix, Red Bull Racing, Toro Rosso and Renault have confirmed their collaboration from the next season, the Faenza team will thus find the French Power Unit, a second change of supplier in two years.

A data that seems to delight Carlos Sainz Jr. The Spanish Toro Rosso driver, confirmed within the Red Bull fold several weeks ago and which must continue with Toro Rosso next year, recognizes the progress made by the French engine manufacturer in 2016.

“I expect a lot from this third season with Toro Rosso, admits the son of the double world rally champion in an interview with Auto Motor und Sport. When you see the progress made by Renault over the last few months, I am very confident about this change. »

The updates to the French engine block were satisfactory for Red Bull Racing, now back in the running for second place in the Constructors' championship after overtaking Scuderia Ferrari in the standings following the last German Grand Prix.