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Marko 'confident' rookies will deliver

Despite fielding an all-rookie line-up at Toro Rosso in 2015, Helmut Marko is "confident" Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz are up to the challenge. Having raised eyebrows with the signing of teenager Verstappen, Toro Rosso then took the unusual step of teaming the Dutchman up with another rookie in Sainz Jr. The Spaniard, who won the Formula Renault 3.5 Championship earlier this year, is part of the Red Bull fold and beat out other drivers, including the more experienced Jean-Eric Vergne, for the second race-seat. Marko said: "Carlos has been with the Red Bull Junior Team for a long time. He's had some ups and downs, but he convinced us by winning this year's World Series...
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