The Toro Rosso STR11 has hit the track for the first time during pre-season testing at Barcelona.

The team has yet to officially launch the car as it was tight for time getting it ready for he opening test as a result of the late agreement of its power unit supply from Ferrari. As a result the car - along with its 2016 livery - will be formally presented ahead of the second test.

The STR11 - which is powered by a 2015-spec Ferrari power unit - features a short nose design similar to last year's car.

Toro Ross is running in a dark blue test livery this week, with Carlos Sainz taking the car out for the first laps on Monday morning. Sainz and team-mate Max Verstappen will drive on alternate days throughout the week.

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Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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