 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 muAustralia yakanga isingafadzi, naGasly achisiya basa nekukundikana kweinjini mushure mekukodzera munzvimbo yekupedzisira uye Hartley achipedza 15th. Mujaho unotevera muBahrainzvaizobudirira zvikuru, naGasly achitanga ari wechishanu uye achipedza ari wechina mune zvaizopedzisira zvava mugumisiro wakanakisisa wechikwata chemwaka, kunyange zvazvo Hartley achitambura nhangemutange yakapararira uye achiiswa 17th. 