SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO 2011

23.05.2011 NO RACE DAY PACE FOR TORO ROSSO IN BARCELONA

TORO ROSSO STR6 FERRARI
TORO ROSSO STR6 FERRARI
TORO ROSSO STR6 FERRARI

Qualifying promise didn't translate into race day results and Scuderia Toro Rosso' Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari were outclassed by their midfield rivals and eventually came home 14th and 16th in yesterday's Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona in the Ferrari V8-powered STR6 single-seater.

Qualifying promise didn't translate into race day results and Scuderia Toro Rosso' Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari were outclassed by their midfield rivals and eventually came home 14th and 16th in yesterday's Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona in the Ferrari V8-powered STR6 single-seater. The pair trailed the Sauber-Ferrari (9th and 10th) and Force India-Mercedes (12th and 13th) teams though the race and in the final results and were eventually split by the Williams of Pastor Maldonado while the second Williams of Rubens Barrichello finished down 17th place. Buemi was lapped once while Alguersuari was passed by Red Bull race winner Sebastien Vettel twice.

Sebastien Buemi (STR6-02) Pos. 14th

"I made a really good start, passing Massa, Button and Maldonaldo, but unfortunately, Button and Massa got by me again as they were quicker. I managed to run at a good pace, but I think we were a bit unlucky to lose a lot of time when I got lapped. Also our strategy was not quite perfect and on top of that, we were generally a little bit too slow and Force India and Sauber beat us fair and square."

Jaime Alguersuari (STR6-01) Pos. 16th

"In general, this was not a good race for us. I did the maximum I could, pushing lap after lap, while trying to look after my tyres. After around 12 laps my tyres were gone, which is why I ended up doing a four stop race. Overall, in terms of my lap times, maybe this race was very slightly more positive than the last one in Turkey. We really need to deal with the tyre degradation and there is a lot of work still to do, if we are to be competitive and fighting for points."

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