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Buemi finishes in the points, again.
By Catherine Black
April 20 2009
Buemi finishes the Chinese Grand Prix in 8th place, scoring 1 world championship point, while Bourdais questions whether the Grand Prix should have been started in such conditions.

Another rain drenched Grand Prix, this time in China, saw the start of the race taken under safety car, after Buemi qualified in the top 10. Buemi put in another stellar drive to finish in 8th place, while overtaking the likes of Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton during his drive.

 

However, Bourdais questioned whether the race should have started under such conditions, due to the amount of aquaplaning. However, Bourdais did manage to keep the car on the track, to finish a respectable 11th, after starting in 15th place.

 

Sebastien Buemi - 8th: I am very happy as the team did a super job so that we got another point to take away from here. I am pleased that in three races, I have scored twice. Maybe I could have done a little bit better, but I'm happy all the same. We were very competitive in the early stages and I got past Raikkonen and Hamilton, but after that I struggled a bit. I think it was one of my hardest races ever. As for the incident with Vettel, it happened under safety car conditions: I didn't see him and I tried to swerve to the right, but it was not enough to avoid him. We changed the wing on my car and I'm glad I didn't spoil his race.

 

Sebastien Bourdais - 11th: I started fifteenth and finished eleventh, even with a couple of spins. I've got mixed feelings, because I don't think we should have raced as there was so much aquaplaning. The fact the cars have a lot less downforce this year, aggravates the situation as it's hard to get the car down onto the track surface. I could have spun 15 or 20 times and Sutil's crash showed what could have happened. The one positive thing is that it was probably a good show for the fans.

 

Scuderia Toro Rosso are now 7th in the World Constructors Championship, with 4 points, equal with Renault, and above such teams as Williams - Toyota and Ferrari. Meanwhile Sebastien Buemi is in 12th place in the World Drivers Championship, with 3 points and Sebastien Bourdais is in lucky 13th place with 1 point.

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