Because Sebastien Buemi is relatively unknown, I figured I’d go looking for some information about Formula 1’s hottest new driver. On finding it, I thought I’d share it here in a quick post.
Here are some of the more interesting details about Sebastien Buemi:
- Sebastien was born on October 31, 1988, making him 20 years old as at the time of writing. That makes him the 11th youngest driver to start an F1 grand prix, assuming he starts the Melbourne Grand Prix as planned.
- Sebastien was born in Aigle, Switzerland, which has a population of 8,100 people, although he now lives in Bahrain.
- He is 177cm tall and weighs 62kg.
- Sebastien started with a very successful career in karting, winning 5 championships between 1998 and 2003.
- In 2004, Sebastien moved to Formula BMW (Germany), finishing 3rd. In 2005, he finished went one better, finishing 2nd.
- In 2006, Sebastien moved to the Formula Three Euroseries, where he finished 12th. The following year (2007), he finished second.
- In 2008, Sebastien drove for Arden International in GP2, winning 2 races and finishing 6th in the championship. He was also test and reserve driver for the Red Bull F1 team.
- Sebastien will drive car number 11 for Scuderia Toro Rosso in the upcoming F1 season. He replaces Sebastian Vettel who has moved to Red Bull and he partners Sebastien Bordais. That’s a lot of Sebastiens!
Well that’s the basics! I’ve left out the fact that he likes Swiss roll (which isn’t actually from Switzerland) and some other trivia, but at least that should give us all a little better understanding of his history (if not his personality).
I have a feeling that we’ll soon know a lot more about Sebastien Buemi, F1's newest star!
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