Sebastien Buemi

 
Buemi becomes the first Swiss driver on the F1 grid since Jean-Denis Deletraz in 1995. |  The Swiss was a part of Red Bull’s Junior Driver Development Program since 2005 and played the role of the team’s third driver in 2008. |  Sebastien Buemi is the third driver with the same first name signed on by the Torro Rosso in two years! |  He has a cousin named Natacha Gachnang who is an F2 and a GT1 driver.

FACTFILE

Name: Sebastien Buemi
DOB: Oct 31 1988
Place Of Birth: Aigle
Nationality: Swiss
Most Races For: Toro Rosso - 30
No. Of Races: 30
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PROFILE
Sebastien Buemi

Sebastien Buemi became the first Swiss driver on the F1 grid in 14 years when he made his debut with Toro Rosso in 2009. Replacing Sebastian Vettel - who moved to Red Bull - Buemi pulled off a 7th place finish in his debut in Australia causing many to sit up and take notice of his talent.

Toro Rosso was never a favourite to compete even as a midfield-runner, leave alone battle at the top of the 2009 grid. But despite that, Buemi managed to bag six points and displayed credible aggression driving a poor car. He scored 75% of Toro Rosso’s total championship points and displayed a towering degree of maturity as he handled the pressure of stepping into the ‘leading role’ in the team.

Despite a change of teammate mid season, Buemi was unfazed and he put his head down to deliver the goods for his team bringing out the best that he could from a struggling car.

In contrast, this year has been nothing like last season for the ‘Swiss Scorcher’. With only seven points in the first twelve races, the team has lost its lead over Sauber. Nevertheless, Buemi has still managed to outscore his teammate and that counts.


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STATISTICS
YEARS
YearTeamClaGPs WinsPolesPods FLsPts
2009Toro Rosso16th1700006
2010Toro Rosso16th1300007
Total 30000013

Sebastien Buemi - HEAD TO HEAD (TEAM-MATES)

Sebastien Buemi - Season Performance

According to stats...

  • Buemi becomes the first Swiss driver on the F1 grid since Jean-Denis Deletraz in 1995.
  • The Swiss was a part of Red Bull’s Junior Driver Development Program since 2005 and played the role of the team’s third driver in 2008.
  • Sebastien Buemi is the third driver with the same first name signed on by the Torro Rosso in two years!
  • He has a cousin named Natacha Gachnang who is an F2 and a GT1 driver.

QUOTES ON SEBASTIEN BUEMI

He is very, very talented. We are delighted to welcome Sebastien, who was already part of the Red Bull family, to our team. Our engineers have been impressed with his speed in the car and his ability to learn and progress during the testing he has carried out for us last year.
- Toro Rosso team Boss Franz Tost

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