Toro Rosso never
looked like threatening the points paying positions this
evening in the 61 lap Singapore Grand Prix; Sebastien
Buemi eventually brought his Ferrari-powered STR6
single-seater home in twelfth place while team mate
Jaime Alguersuari crashed out within laps of the
chequered flag. The young Spaniard was however
classified the final finisher, in 21st place, 5 laps
down on the race winner Sebastien Vettel (Red Bull).
Sebastien Buemi (STR6-03)
Pos. 12th
"I think twelfth was pretty
much the maximum I could have hoped for today. If one
analyses the weekend overall, I would say we did not
have enough downforce, reflected in the fact we had a
very good top speed down the straights, but were not
fast enough through the corners. But of course, it is
always easy to say these things and be wise in
hindsight. Degradation was quite high and we opted for
three tyre stops. I expect that, with the car we have,
we should be much more competitive at a track like
Suzuka, so I am looking forward to going to Japan for
the next round. Before that, we must analyse the data
from this race very carefully, to see how we can improve
for future races at this type of track."
Jaime Alguersuari (STR6-02)
Retired
"We already knew on Saturday
what sort of race we would have today and although ready
to do my best, I was not expecting much from this
evening. I had a lot of oversteer after the first few
laps onwards. With a couple of laps to go I crashed into
the barriers and that was my race over. Looking at my
performance and that of my team-mate, who was on a
different strategy to me – I was on a two stop – I don’t
think points would have been on the agenda for us this
weekend. As for the drive-through, I am not really sure
why I got it, as I only made very light contact with
Trulli."
Franz Tost (Team Principal)
"This was not our weekend, as
we were behind right from the start, after experiencing
difficulties in Friday free practice. Qualifying was
therefore difficult and, starting 14th and 16th, having
got both cars through to Q2, clearly we were going to
have a tough race on a street circuit. This evening, we
did the best we could, even though we were simply not
quick enough. Sebastien got the most out of the package
we gave him for today. As for Jaime, I still do not
understand why he was given a drive-through penalty,
which completely compromised his race and ruined the
strategy we had planned for him. We must now look to
improve on this front before tackling a very different
type of circuit, as we head to the next race at Suzuka
in Japan."
