Toro Rosso: First grand prix, first point

In the Australian Grand Prix on the Melbourne circuit, Toro Rosso obtained its first championship point thanks to tenth place for Sebastien Buemi. Thirteenth Jaime Alguersuari.

Sebastien Buemi
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“It's not bad to finish tenth, after having done Q3 yesterday, but I think I could have done better, perhaps an eighth or ninth place would have been possible. It's a shame that my teammate and I had a contact at the first corner. This isn't the first time this has happened, so I think we'll have to have a chat about this after I see the recording of the incident! Towards the end, I wasn't able to hold off Massa, who was much faster than me at that point, but I'm still happy with the result. In general, I would say that we are definitely more competitive than last year and now we have to continue to move forward, bring further improvements to the car. Yes, it was a positive start and we will have a lot to learn to analyze together this weekend and then we will see what we can do in Malaysia."

Jaime Alguersuari
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“I made a good start, climbing up to tenth or eleventh place I think. Then, going into turn 2, Michael (Schumacher) cut me off, the result was that he touched my front wing and I had to come in to change it. He couldn't have avoided doing it, since I was already in the middle of the curve. This meant I made one extra stop, which effectively ended my chance of getting a good result. I have to say that my car worked well, with good pace. I'm pleased to have finished the first race and now we need to look at what we can do to improve further for Malaysia. “