 Gadzira kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Musi wa15 Gunyana 2017, zvakaziviswa kuti Toro Rosso yaizomisa chibvumirano cheRenault chekubatana neinjini yevatengi kuitira kuti isayine chibvumirano chakazara cheHonda power unit kubatana kwegore ra2018 zvichienda mberi, mushure mekunge Honda yagura hukama hwayo naMcLaren uye nokudaro Toro Rosso yakawana rutsigiro rwefekitori yakananga kubva kuHonda sechikwata chepamusoro. Zuva rakatevera, chikwata chakasimbisa kuti vaizochengeta mutyairi wavo wekupedzisira we2017 mutyairi mu2018, naPierre Gasly naBrendon Hartley. Mukati mokuedzwa kwepamberi pemwaka, vazhinji vakashamiswa nokukurumidza uye kuvimbika kweinjini yeHonda, iyo yakanga yawana mukurumbira wakaipa mukati memakore matatu apfuura naMcLaren. Zvisinei, nhangemutange yokutanga muAustraliarakanga risingafadzi, naGasly achibvisa basa nokushaya simba kweinjini pashure pokupedza ari panzvimbo yokupedzisira uye Hartley achipedza ari wechi15. Mujaho unotevera muBahrain waizobudirira zvikuru, naGasly achitanga wechishanu uye achipedza wechina mune izvo zvaizopedzisira zvave mugumo wakanakisa wechikwata chemwaka, kunyangwe naHartley achitambura mujaho wakapararira uye akaverengerwa 17th. 