{"id":202806,"date":"2025-10-15T22:28:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T22:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/202806\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T22:28:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T22:28:14","slug":"2019-toro-rosso-f1-car-that-took-pierre-gasly-to-podium-heads-to-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/202806\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Toro Rosso F1 Car That Took Pierre Gasly to Podium Heads to Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"

A legendary slice of Formula 1 glory is hitting the auction stage<\/a>\u2014the 2019 Toro Rosso STR14-04, the very beast Pierre Gasly wrestled to a jaw-dropping podium finish in Brazil. This ain\u2019t just another carbon-fiber relic; it\u2019s a rolling masterpiece with a starting tag of \u00a3400k (roughly $531,731), and it\u2019s packed with pedigree.<\/p>\n

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Gasly and Alex Albon both hustled this chassis during Toro Rosso\u2019s swan song season before the crew rebranded as AlphaTauri. That Brazilian showdown? Pure magic. The team hadn\u2019t tasted champagne in over a decade, and Gasly\u2019s heroic drive became instant folklore for the little Italian squad that clawed its way up from Minardi\u2019s scrappy roots.<\/p>\n

Born in February 2019, the STR14 was the last hurrah engineered by James Key before he bolted for McLaren. Borrowing tricks from Red Bull\u2019s RB14, it flaunted radical aero, including those chunky high-top sidepods. The Honda hybrid engine? Gone\u2014shipped back to Japan\u2014but the rest is all there: original livery, untouched guts, even the battle scars.<\/p>\n

Bidders get more than just a showpiece. The deal includes<\/a> twin steering wheels, an extra front wing, spare rims and rubber, plus custom Toro Rosso armor. Hydraulics, cooling rigs, suspension\u2014all factory-fresh, ready to spark envy in any collector\u2019s garage.<\/p>\n

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This isn\u2019t just machinery; it\u2019s a time capsule. One of the few hybrid-era podium warriors to slip into private hands, the STR14-04 screams Toro Rosso\u2019s legacy: a squad of giant-killers who molded legends like Vettel, Verstappen, and Gasly. Now it\u2019s up for grabs at F1 Authentics\u2019 Austin GP sale\u2014a once-in-a-lifetime steal for those with deep pockets and petrol in their veins.<\/p>\n

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