After a challenging weekend for the team in Malaysia, attention now turns to the Marina Bay Circuit for the Singapore Grand Prix.
Maximising the points available from the final Sprint weekend of the year and continuing to understand why the performance of our cars dipped at Sepang will be key, heading into the final quarter of the season.
"Malaysia was obviously a very difficult weekend for us," says Toto. "We have spent the days since then working hard to understand why our performance was not where it should have been.
"We have identified several areas we need to investigate further, but F1 doesn't offer simple answers and we need more evidence before drawing firm conclusions.
"Singapore gives us an immediate opportunity to continue that work. The characteristics of the circuit are very different and that will help us build a clearer picture of where we are. That is why we will evaluate both the latest update package and our previous specification across the weekend to ensure we fully understand the direction we need to take.
"George has the added challenge of a power unit penalty, which will mean starting from the back of the grid on Sunday, following the engine failure in Malaysia. That is particularly frustrating given the way he drove last weekend and the result he deserved to be fighting for. Unfortunately, these things are part of the sport and our focus now is on giving him the best possible car and opportunities to fight back through the field.
"We need to maximise this final Sprint weekend of the year, keep learning, and score the strongest result we can with both cars. Singapore will be an important test of our understanding and our resilience as a team."
