0:59 Toro Rosso revealed their new Honda-powered STR14 on Monday ahead of the 2019 F1 season. Toro Rosso revealed their new Honda-powered STR14 on Monday ahead of the 2019 F1 season. Toro Rosso have released the first images of their 2019 car to kick off Formula 1's eagerly-anticipated 'launch week'. The STR14 is the second Honda-powered car the team have produced, and features a similar livery design to last year's challenger. Haas reveal bold 2019 livery F1 launch week: When you'll see the 2019 cars What's changing on new cars? But the Red Bull junior outfit, who finished ninth last season, do have an all-new driver pairing in Daniil Kvyat and Alexander Albon for the upcoming campaign. And team boss Franz Tost said: "All things considered, the quality of the synergies with Red Bull Technology, the belief in our very high level of in-house technical knowledge, the impressive development trajectory Honda has shown so far, and the couple of strong young drivers we have available make me feel confident." The new Toro Rosso car features 2019's biggest two design changes aimed at improving overtaking - a wider and simplified front wing, and higher rear wing. By the end of this week nine of F1's 10 teams will have either revealed their all-new car in full, or their 2019 livery, ahead of the start of winter testing at Barcelona next Monday. What's changed at Toro Rosso? Daniil Kvyat returns for his third spell at Toro Rosso following a year away from F1, while the British-born Alexander Albon, who was also previously axed from the Red Bull programme, is ready for his rookie season in the sport. "We don't know exactly where we're going to be," said Kvyat. "I believe in the guys in the team. They know what they're doing. Me and my engineering crew will do everything we can to squeeze the maximum out of the package we're given by the team. I think we're looking good and I feel that everyone is motivated and focused. I can see that, and it gives me confidence for the future." The Red Bull junior team endured one of their worst seasons in F1 last year, finishing ninth and only ahead of Williams after an inconsistent start to life with Honda engines. Their 2018 campaign was heavily compromised by grid penalties - no team took more than Toro Rosso - but there was also marked improvement in the Honda power unit towards the end of the season. Red Bull were suitably impressed, following Toro Rosso's lead in switching Renault for Honda power. Honda chief Toyoharu Tanabe said: "In simple terms, our aim is to achieve better results than in 2018 for both teams. For our partnership with Toro Rosso, that means finishing higher up in the Constructors' Championship, scoring more points, running more reliably and, maybe even repeating last year's Bahrain result or doing better." Kvyat and Albon replace Pierre Gasly, who has left for Red Bull, and Brendon Hartley, dropped after a disappointing year. Also on the move is former technical director James Key, who was placed on gardening leave last July after agreeing to join McLaren in the same role. The Englishman is expected to start work at his new team later this year. Get the dedicated Sky Sports F1 channel - the exclusive home of all live F1 - for £18 a month in HD with no contract. Get Sky Sports F1.<doc-sep>Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda, junior team to Red Bull Racing-Honda, has revealed its contender for the 2019 Formula 1 season, the STR14. Like the rest of the field, the STR14 is made almost exclusively of carbon fiber. Power will come from Honda's 2019-spec F1 engine, the RA619H, which is a turbocharged, 1.6-liter V6 with hybrid assist, capable of producing the better part of 1,000 horsepower. The STR14 will share this engine with its parent team's RB15, which is scheduled to be unveiled Wednesday.<doc-sep>Toro Rosso has become the second Formula 1 team to launch its 2019 car ahead of the new season. The Faenza squad’s latest challenger - the STR14 - features a similar blue and red colour scheme to the last two years. It also provided the latest look at the new aerodynamic regulations coming into force for 2019, including wider and simpler front wings designed to aid overtaking and improve the quality of wheel-to-wheel racing. The online reveal followed Haas’ unveiling of its new black-and-gold livery last Thursday and acted as the first of a host of F1 team launch events this week, with Williams to reveal its 2019 car and new title sponsor later on Monday. Toro Rosso heads into the second year of its engine partnership with Honda looking to improve on its ninth-placed finish in the 2018 constructors’ championship, having been encouraged by the Japanese manufacturer’s gains towards the latter stages of last season. Honda’s progress was enough to convince the Red Bull senior team to follow Toro Rosso’s lead by switching power unit suppliers for the upcoming campaign, with Pierre Gasly being drafted in to replace the Renault-bound Daniel Ricciardo. Gasly’s promotion to Red Bull opened the door for a surprise return to the sport for Daniil Kvyat, while Formula 2 frontrunner Alexander Albon has taken the seat of Brendon Hartley for what will be his rookie season.<doc-sep>
Toro Rosso expressed confidence in engine partner Honda and a new driver lineup on Monday as they became the second Formula One team to pull the covers off their 2019 car. The Italy-based team, who finished ninth out of 10 last year, presented the STR14 online with no predictions about its performance once the racing starts in Australia on March 17. "As is always the case before the start of a season, it's too early to say and we don't want to set a specific target, at least not now," commented team principal Franz Tost in a statement. "The quality of the synergies with Red Bull Technology, the belief in our very high level of in-house technical knowledge, the impressive development trajectory Honda has shown so far, and the couple of strong young drivers we have available make me feel confident," he added. Take a closer look at our 2019 challenger 👀 #STR14 pic.twitter.com/U6n8c2bNNv — Toro Rosso (@ToroRosso) February 11, 2019 Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso act as a feeder team to former champions Red Bull Racing, both of whose drivers Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly graduated from Tost's outfit. Both teams will have Honda engines after Red Bull Racing ended their partnership with Renault at the end of 2018, with Toro Rosso using some non-listed parts designed for last year's race-winning Red Bull. Toro Rosso's new lineup will be experienced Russian Daniil Kvyat, who was both promoted and dropped by the team before securing a comeback seat, and British-born Thai newcomer Alexander Albon. Albon, who raced in Formula Two last year, said he would be taking the season step by step and not setting any long-term goals either. "If you start setting long-term goals, you just put unnecessary pressure on yourself. I'm just focused on myself and let's see how it all goes," he said. The blue, silver and red car, whose unveiling came after Haas F1's livery launch last week (shown below), reflected new aerodynamic restrictions with a simpler front wing and barge-board arrangement.