Sour grapes form some rivals in BahrainTeam co-owner Gerhard Berger`s return to the formula one paddock was greeted with controversy in Bahrain, as Scuderia Toro Rosso took criticism for being fast on Friday.
After lunching with Prince Albert of Monaco, the Austrian argued that recent testing in Bahrain helped give the STR01 pace, but opponents - led most strongly by Midland`s Colin Kolles - aimed fire at the fact that the car is a copy of last year`s Red Bull, fitted with the hugely-contentious limited V10.
“I`m 100 per cent sure that we don`t have the best engine,” Berger argued, “but I`m also sure that we don`t have the worst. I think it`s fair. I think all this discussion is not right.”
Ferrari`s Jean Todt, however, revealed that he has told the FIA that he `could object` to the equivalency formula if it seems unfair.
He said: “I am sure the FIA will do the right thing.
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The saga could be set to rumble on, with sources in Bahrain confirming that STR has no immediate plans to switch to a V8 engine supply.
Team principal Franz Tost rejected the argument that Toro Rosso is obliged to abandon the V10 option because it is well funded.
“Nowhere in the rules does it say that a team must be poor (to qualify for the loophole,” he was quoted as saying by Auto Motor Und Sport.
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