.PNG) Scott Speed driving the STR1 during the 2006 Canadian Grand Prix | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | Toro Rosso | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Mark Smith (Technical Director) Rob Taylor (Chief Designer) Ben Agathangelou (Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Minardi PS05 | ||||||||
| Successor | STR2 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon-fibre monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Cast titanium uprights, pushrods, carbon-fibre upper and lower wishbones | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | As front | ||||||||
| Engine | Cosworth TJ2006 3.0 L (183 cu in) V10 (90°) Normally aspirated | ||||||||
| Transmission | Red Bull seven-speed longitudinally-mounted sequential with hydraulic shift and clutch operation | ||||||||
| Power | 915 hp (682.3 kW) @ 19,000 rpm[2] (rev-limited to 16,700/17,000 rpm) | ||||||||
| Weight | 605 kg (1,334 lb) including driver | ||||||||
| Fuel | BP[3] | ||||||||
| Lubricants | Cosworth Performance Engineered Motor Oil SAE 0W-20 | ||||||||
| Tyres | Michelin | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Scuderia Toro Rosso | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 20.  Vitantonio Liuzzi21.  Scott Speed | ||||||||
| Debut | 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last event | 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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The Scuderia Toro Rosso STR1 was the car with which the Scuderia Toro Rosso team competed in the 2006 Formula One season. It was driven by Vitantonio Liuzzi, who had started four Grands Prix for the sister Red Bull Racing team in 2005, and Scott Speed, a débutant who was the first American driver to compete in F1 since Michael Andretti in 1993.
The STR1 was the first car from the Faenza-based team to utilize Michelin tyres since the Minardi PS02 in 2002. The STR1 was also the first Toro Rosso F1 car to feature the mandatory 7-speed gearbox configuration. The STR1 was also the last Formula One car to utilize the 3.0 L V10 engine configuration (previously used between 1995 and 2005) to date, but with 16,700 rpm rev limiter and 77mm air restrictor.[4]
- ^ Henry, Alan, ed. (2006). Autocourse 2006–2007. Crash Media Group. pp. 82–83. ISBN 1-905334-15-X.
- ^ "Case Study - Historic F1 Engine". cosworth.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Scuderia Toro Rosso STR1 Cosworth Specifications". F1Technical.net. 2006-07-31. Retrieved 2006-07-31.
- ^ "Formula 1 Past Car STR1 | SCUDERIA ALPHATAURI".