Scuderia Toro Rosso had very little positive to report in Valencia this afternoon with Sebastien Buemi's participation in the European Grand Prix effectively ending at the first corner after he tangled with the Toyota of Timo Glock while 19-year-old Jaime Alguersuari plodded along at the back of the field to finish a distant sixteenth in what is only his second grand prix.

Buemi had looked to be in line for a strong race today as the team had new aerodynamic parts this weekend and after a promising Friday's running and having qualified fifteenth, and although he pitted for a new wing after his clash with Glock the Swiss rookie succumbed to brake problems in the Ferrari V8-powered STR4 as the race wore on. His young team mate in the Faenza-based, Red Bull-owned team, Alguersuari, continued his steep learning curve in F1 but only managed to beat Ferrari's stand-in driver Luca Badoer and Kazuki Nakajima’s Williams, which had been delayed by a left rear tyre failure and was in the pits again when the chequered flag was unfurled.

Jaime Alguersuari (STR4-02): “This was much tougher for me than Hungary, because of the heat and humidity. With ten laps remaining, I had a problem with my drinks system which meant I couldn’t get anything to drink. It was really tough and I just did my best to finish and bring home the car. On the plus side I have now done a lot more kilometres and I therefore hope this will help me do better in Spa, where at least it won’t be as hot.”

Sebastien Buemi (STR4-03): “My race was more or less over immediately after the start. I will have to watch the race to see exactly what happened. I moved to the inside to try and avoid the bottleneck and as Glock accelerated, he drove over my wing which obviously broke and the time I lost coming back to the pits to replace it meant my race was done. I carried on pushing to see what lap times I could do and what the car was capable of, but I soon had braking problems and eventually the disc broke and I had to park the car. The last few race weekends have not gone well, but you have to stay positive. The car seems to have improved, so we have the potential to do better. Let’s see at Spa.”