STR confirm Buemi to race in 2009
By Catherine Black
January 10 2009
Scuderia Toro Rosso have finally confirmed what most of us already suspected, that Sebastien Buemi will race for the team for the 2009 Formula One season. Buemi, who is part of the Red Bull junior driver program, competed in GP2 last year, where he won 2 races, and finished 6th in the championship with 50 points.
January 10 2009
Scuderia Toro Rosso have finally confirmed what most of us already suspected, that Sebastien Buemi will race for the team for the 2009 Formula One season. Buemi, who is part of the Red Bull junior driver program, competed in GP2 last year, where he won 2 races, and finished 6th in the championship with 50 points.
Sebastien Buemi will take to the track for the first time as a Scuderia Toro Rosso driver in the upcoming test at Portimao in Portugal later this month. It is not known at this stage who will be Sebastien Buemi’s teammate in 2009. However, it is likely to be between Takuma Sato and Sebastien Bourdais.
Sebastien Buemi: "I am naturally very happy to be driving for Scuderia Toro Rosso this year," said Buemi. "Being a Formula One driver has always been my target, since I first started racing.
"This year, I will do all I can to bring home the best possible results and to show Red Bull that the confidence it has shown in me is justified. I want to thank Red Bull for this opportunity and for all the help they have given me in my career, dating back to 2005."
Franz Tost (team boss): "We are delighted to welcome Sebastien, who was already part of the Red Bull family, to our team," said team boss Franz Tost. "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."
"That, along with some impressive performances in GP2 was enough to convince us to give him the drive. His appointment also fulfils the aims of the Red Bull Junior Driver programme and meets Dietrich Mateschitz's intention to use Scuderia Toro Rosso as a showcase for young drivers the company has supported in the lower formulae."
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