As I reported in an early post, Sebastien Buemi was originally scheduled to be driver number 11 in this year's Formula One Championship. However, this has now been changed to number 12, after Toro Rosso requested a swap with Sebastien Bourdais.
News of the story can be found over on the f1-site.com website, where they also report on a number of other changes (Massa and Raikkonen swap numbers and Brawn GP drop to the bottom of the list). Of the Buemi / Bourdais swap, they say:
Sebastien Bourdais’s senior status means he will now take number 11, with rookie team mate Sebastien Buemi numbered 12
I guess this makes sense. Sebastien Buemi is the rookie driver and it's fair enough for Bourdais to be given the first number as he raced with the team last year.
However, although I can see it makes sense, part of me thinks it's a little unfair, because STR had no doubts appointing Sebastien Buemi as a driver, while they did have doubts about Bourdais.
Don't get me wrong, because I actually like Sebastien Bourdais and I'm glad STR stuck with him. I also think it's fair enough that Sebastien Buemi has to pay his dues. But at the end of the day, Sebastien Buemi was STR's clear first choice driver.
What do you think?
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