Sebastien Buemi 12 STR-Ferrari Sport Picture
Sebastien Buemi 12 STR-Ferrari Sport Picture
Sebastien Buemi 12 STR-Ferrari Sport Picture
Sebastien Buemi 12 STR-Ferrari Sport Picture
Formula 1 driver Sebastien Buemi and Sandy Meyer-Woelden attend the Kitzbuehel Ice Grand Prix 2009 on January 23, 2009 in Kitzbuehel, Austria. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Sandy Meyer-Woelden;Sebastien Buemi
On September 18, 2007 he drove the Red Bull RB3 at the F1 test session in Jerez. He was third quickest on the day, behind Timo Glock (BMW) and Vitantonio Liuzzi (Toro Rosso) but ahead of names such as Rubens Barrichello (Honda) and Nelson Piquet Jr. (Renault). On January 16, 2008 Red Bull confirmed Buemi as their test and reserve driver for the 2008 season. At the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix, Buemi drove the medical car as usual driver Dr Jacques Tropenat had been suffering from an ear problem.
Scuderia Toro Rosso confirmed its signing of Buemi as one of its race drivers on January 9, 2009. He was the first Swiss driver to take part in an F1 race since Jean-Denis Délétraz drove for Pacific at the 1995 European Grand Prix.
In his first race, the 2009 Australian Grand Prix, Buemi outqualified his team-mate Sébastien Bourdais and then scored a point in the race by finishing in eighth position. He was later promoted to seventh place as a result of Lewis Hamilton being disqualified. At the Chinese Grand Prix, he scored another point, finishing eighth after starting tenth. After a mid season dip in the Toro Rosso's form, Buemi rounded off a good weekend to finish 7th in the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix.
