After a great start to his career as an F1 driver in Melbourne, where he became one of only 69 drivers to have scored points on debut, Sebastien Buemi came down to earth in Qualifying at Sepang.
Buemi ended up in the gravel on his final lap in Qualifying, meaning he finished in the 20th and last position and will start the race from the back of the grid. According to the ITV website, Buemi made the following comments about the incident:
On my penultimate set of tyres I was in a Q2 position and then on my final set I improved a lot in sectors one and two.
Unfortunately, in the final sector I caught the kerb and ended up in the gravel. It's a shame.
The Toro Rosso team backed Sebastien Buemi, with technical director Giorgio Ascanelli saying:
Today, Buemi made a mistake, but if a young driver doesn't make mistakes he doesn't learn, and Bourdais did a good job.
Buemi had outperformed his STR teammate, Sebastien Bourdais, in both of Friday's practice sessions, so all is not lost. He's continuing to prove that he's a very promising young F1 driver.
However, Bourdais took full advantage of Buemi's error in Qualifying, by making it through to Q2 and will start the race from 15th position.
Sebastien Buemi will need to make sure he keeps his focus during the race and puts in a solid performance. I'm backing him to do just that!
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