Tost says Toro Rosso willing be Red Bull's guinea pigs

Here is an interesting little shrimp I will have to hand ya, AJPP (and this isnt me pulling your leg or trying to piss ya off): you seem kinda fine with the stuff Merc' have done as of late. Doing what they DID(!!) to Bottas, giving team orders to drivers outside of their team (Hello Ocon!), and that stuff. Now I dont find this cool beans either (I was kinda hoping Honda would or will just say "Fk it" and buy STR... A skinless man can dream...), but how is this different from what Merc' is doing?

@calle I found it unsavoury, but totally acceptable for Mercedes to impose team order on Bottas. The Ocon thing we discussed before... that was just bad form and was absolutely weak. But to answer your question regarding how this is different... for starters, Mercedes never had the balls to brazenly admit that they asked Force India to move. Second, that was a single disgusting incident that was admittedly an exception rather than the rule. Toro Rosso is saying upfront that they will be Red Bull's guinea pig (they actually use that expression!).

Surely you see how that's unprecedented in Formula 1. Yes, Toro Rosso has already been playing a similar role, and Sauber for Ferrari this year too. But self-respecting team manager would designate their team as a "guinea pig" for another team. Or admit that it will be a quid pro quo relationship, in that Red Bull will essentially give them designs for the rear of the car.

Calle, if I am exaggerating please let me know were, but this seems like a big deal to me. I'm not inmune to bias on this matter, because Toro Rosso had already gotten on my nerves.

Fair points, though it should be noted that they never needed to answer any questions or show their balls about the Ocon thing. The balls were already exposed, fully visible on that silver platter and Toto didnt even bother hiding them. There was no admission needed, we all saw what happened. To me, the two are very comparable. We see this kinda corruption from team orders just as much as the B-team disease. How Bottas' chances, if he ever had any, were completely ruined and tossed into the dumpster to rot by Merc' in favour of Hammy. How Sauber, Haas, STR and the like are destined for perpetual "okay but never great" status due to their sugardaddies milking them for all its worth, while the 2nd drivers get tossed into the sea at every possible chance. Its in their right, but it doesnt milden the sour sour taste it leaves in my mouth that its even considered sportslike. This is very much the same for me, and I'd like to see both concepts burned into cinders. I dont really think you are exaggerating, like I say I generally agree on the B team stance, I just think its interesting how different we look at certain aspects.