5 Things we learned from F1 Testing Week 2

#4 Toro Rosso Look Surprisingly Quick

Toro Rosso have set some rapid times in testing.

Personally, before testing began, I predicted that Toro Rosso would finish bottom of the 2019 constructor's championship, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Alexander Albon and Daniil Kvyat both set fastest times for certain days, no mean feat for Formula 1's only true B team. Pessimists will say that Toro Rosso will always go for Hollywood lap times, they're a team that will never realistically challenge at the front after all. I highlighted that Honda's engine looks to be competitive for 2019, the first time this will be the case since their re-entry into the pinnacle of sport. Lap times don't lie, especially when they're at full-pelt, and Daniil Kvyat classified fifth overall on Friday, six tenths off Vettel and Hamilton's fastest times. If you were to discount Bottas' time, (because he was in the same car as Hamilton), that means that STR were fourth in the pecking order on the final day, behind Mercedes, Ferrari and Renault. In reality, this likely won't be the case, as you'd expect at least Red Bull to be faster than the Italian team, but these are undoubtedly positive signs.