Hartley himself spoke after an unfavorable decision by Toro Rosso

The future of the New Zealand pilot, Toro Rosso, has long been questioned and signals were sent to the media, suggesting that there was a lot of tension between the player and the management of the team. ;team.

On Monday, the Toro Rosso team announced that its composition alongside Daniil Kwiat would finally be completed by Alexander Albon. However, the press release did not mention any mention of Hartley.

In his short career in F1, Toro Rosso has gained 4 points, but the brightest point of his fight in Formula 1 was to get the sixth starting ground before the Honda home race on the Suzuka circuit .

The Japanese manufacturer thanked the pilot for his contribution to the development of the engine before cooperating with Red Bull for the 2019 season.

Brendon Hartley himself had to make his own statement, which we quote below.

"I left the track on Sunday [w Abu Zabi] Head high, Hartley wrote on his Twitter, I'm very proud of my story and the journey I've done so far, but I feel I still have unfinished things in F1 . For the moment, it has been postponed. "

"I have already met police officers who slept under my feet and I firmly believe that such situations only strengthen me, and I am also very pleased to have the support of New Zealand. [Nowej Zelandii], crew, friends and wife. "

"I would also like to thank my coach Rich and nearly 500 Toro Rosso employees, who have supported and appreciated the work accomplished this season, as well as the entire team of engineers, mechanics, marketing, public relations, logistics, back office, factory employees and of course … everyone at Honda Racing. "

"I really appreciate the support I've received from fans around the world.I still have a lot of pages to write in my story and I will try to make the most of every opportunity in the next chapter." . "

Hartley's plans for the 2019 season are not yet known. He was previously associated with Chip Ganassi's team at IndyCar, and the agreement with Toro Rosso allowed him to break the start contract for the US series of the 2018 season.

Porsche, with whom Hartley won the title of the WEC series, has retired from the long-distance world championship after the Volkswagen Group diesel portal scandal, but for the 2019/2020 season, he will join Formula E.