“For sure coming just after Vettel is a bit more pressure, but he has improved the team, so my first feeling is that I am grateful to him for this.”

“And of course I will try to do my best to live up to the standards that he has set. The rules have changed a lot so it will be very different anyway.”

“We have to wait for the season start to see where we are and I will do my job in the best way I can. I don’t think too much about what he did or what I should do. For sure, there will be comparisons all year long, but I can live with that.” 

However, like Vettel, Buemi is already eyeing a seat at the sister Red Bull Racing team if he impresses during his debut season.