[Bridgester]

Buemi had a great first F1 race!
It looks like STR are now the team who is introducing the future superstars to F1, just like Minardi did before becoming STR.

[9wQlZkIj]

Buemi had a great first F1 race!
It looks like STR are now the team who is introducing the future superstars to F1, just like Minardi did before becoming STR.

Whoa there sunshine.....superstar? Good debut yes but he's been the nearly man in every other championship he's entered so I'll need some more evidence that he's Shumi mark II.

Anywho as for the other Seb he's gonna have to raise his game BIG time or he'll be second out the door this season following Piquet's departure sometime around Barcellona!

[elossenen]

Last year Bourdais had an auspicious debut race as well . . .

[Vikonbarius]

Buemi equipped himself well but it was one GP - promising start but lets review by Spain and see if it's the same picture.

[bug_user]

Considering Seabass finished one spot behind Buemi I don't see this as a big deal. Maybe had there been 4 or 5 spots between them there would had been an issue for Seabass. Buemi had a good race in Australia, just like Seabass did last year running 3rd (?) when his engine gave out 3 or 4 laps from the end.

[onelovemp]

Considering Seabass finished one spot behind Buemi I don't see this as a big deal. Maybe had there been 4 or 5 spots between them there would had been an issue for Seabass. Buemi had a good race in Australia, just like Seabass did last year running 3rd (?) when his engine gave out 3 or 4 laps from the end.

Big deal or not, he is going to lose his ride if he continues to be beaten by his rookie teammate.

[Oxzzlvpg]

Big deal or not, he is going to lose his ride if he continues to be beaten by his rookie teammate.

So they can hire someone else who will lose to their rookie teammate?

Ah, the fun politics of F1. If Buemi really is the second coming, shouldn't he beat SeaBass on a regular basis (especially any team mate who'd be available as a mid-season replacement)?

[rujeltaoser]

The reason Swiss Seb beat French Seb was that he picked his way through the opening carnage very well, and made up quite a few spots. Unfortunately for Bourdais, he was behind Hamilton and Fisichella if I remember who both had to slow a lot to avoid the Kovy/Webber/Sutil chaos.

Bourdais will be fine this year I'm sure. And so will Toro Rosso on this evidence!

[onelovemp]

So they can hire someone else who will lose to their rookie teammate?

Ah, the fun politics of F1. If Buemi really is the second coming, shouldn't he beat SeaBass on a regular basis (especially any team mate who'd be available as a mid-season replacement)?

No politics, if you are beaten year after year by your teammate you usually lose your drive. But it's a long season, let's see what happends.

[rujeltaoser]

OK, so what happened in qualifying? Bourdais was already behind Buemi before the lights went green. Was there a car issue or not?

I don't think so, Buemi beat him fair and square in quali and the race. In that case, considering all that happened, both men did well IMO.

[Lenkapuppia]

I'm glad such thread has been created! I remember guys like Button, Räikkönen or Rosberg were hailed as future world champions already after their first race in F1 - despite all getting beaten by their team-mates on their debut. But Buemi got only little attention in a race, where he beat his team-mate, who as we remember from 2008, was very fast at the streets of Albert Park (4th before engine blew up). Swiss Seb was a noticable figure throughout the race, fighting with some big names on-track. Let's see, what the future brings.

[Bridgester]

The reason Swiss Seb beat French Seb was that he picked his way through the opening carnage very well, and made up quite a few spots. Unfortunately for Bourdais, he was behind Hamilton and Fisichella if I remember who both had to slow a lot to avoid the Kovy/Webber/Sutil chaos.

Bourdais will be fine this year I'm sure. And so will Toro Rosso on this evidence!

Why was he behind Hamilton at the start? I though that Hamilton was 18th and the two Toyota's were last.

[Paiblyelaxy]

Ok, I don't see a thread about it, so started this one.

Was it just me, or did Buemi outqualify and outrace his team-mate? What was Bourdais's excuse this time?

Ant reckoned racing at Sebring had something to do with it

[autoloanexpert]

Ant reckoned racing at Sebring had something to do with it

Why is Serbring harmful?

[seooptiman]

OK, so what happened in qualifying? Bourdais was already behind Buemi before the lights went green. Was there a car issue or not?

Saturday Quotes:
Sebastien Buemi - 16th: "I have to say I found the pace at which qualifying happens rather quick! You go out, you come back, you change tyres, you go out again. You need to stay relaxed. I think we did quite a good job with what we had and missed out on Q2 by half a tenth. I am quite happy, as these days have been something of a test session for us and we improved the car quite a lot from yesterday morning through to now. I have taken confidence from what I have done so far and feel I am going to be capable of doing this job, even if I am quite young. The visibility in the sunshine was a bit better than yesterday, but we have to get used to it."
Sebastien Bourdais - 20th: "It was closer than expected to getting to Q2 from a team point of view as Seb just missed out on 15th place to the McLaren by a fraction. My car wasn't too bad: on my second run I made a slight mistake and on my third, unfortunately my out lap was too slow and I did not get the tyres up to temperature. But it's encouraging, as the Red Bull car is going well and we are not as far off the pace as I had expected. We have made good progress in terms of understanding the car. Starting last, it will be a tough race, but I will attack as much as I can and hope the race is as eventful as last year." Sunday Quotes:
Sebastien Buemi - 8th: "First race first point, so I'm very happy. Maybe we had a bit of luck with the accidents, but even without that we were not too bad and our strategy worked well and I am very happy with the way my race went. I made a mistake when I was alongside Massa, hitting the limiter button, but when he put the KERS on you could really see the advantage it brings. I am pleased with what happened today because to get a point in the bag at the first race takes some pressure off. The team did a fantastic job considering that we have not had much testing time with the car before coming here. It's a dream really and not the result I expected on Friday. It shows we have a good potential."
Sebastien Bourdais - 9th: "I had a very tough first part, as after just three laps, the Option tyres were graining. Several cars passed me so the team called me in and the second stint was not too bad. When the Safety Car came out, it was clear we had to fuel to finish. A few more Safety Cars would therefore have helped as I did a final stint of 36 laps and in the early part the car felt a bit like a caravan with all that fuel weight on board. I had a very big moment where I was lucky not to crash and then I had a seat belt come loose and I had to find a way of locking myself into position in the car. I think we should be a bit stronger in Malaysia next weekend."

[MADwanker]

Good debut from SB Jnr. Will follow his progress a bit closer next race.

[Tumarimmicdak]

I didn't rate either driver personally at the start of this season, but i was impressed with Buemis start. If he can continue that kind of form, i think that he will be a regular in F1.

[elossenen]

IIRC, Buemi's fastest lap was significantly quicker than Bourdais', more than a half-second.

[giturbewan]

Didnt think Bourdais or Buemi would do much good, but Both did well in the race and after Australia I sum Buemi up like this:

'Ugly, But efficient'

[giturbewan]

No Im Anne Wyddecombe