Buemi explains: “In the morning, for the first race I was slowed down by Karthikeyan who had a poor start. This meant that behind me Holland and South Africa had the opportunity to pass. It was frustrating because I was much quicker than South Africa and there is not much opportunity to pass on this track. I managed to pass South Africa and then he closed the door causing us to touch, which ended both our races. That meant I had to start from 20th in the feature race which was a real challenge. Nevertheless I managed to overtaking six competitors at the start and eventually finish twelfth. We were on a late pit stop strategy and I was chasing Portugal when the second safety car came out and we had to change our race strategy.
It was a real shame not to make it into the points after such a hard race, and my fastest lap – third quickest overall – showed we had a very strong pace today. In any case, I am looking forward to a new season and to be the driver in Zandvoort at the end of the year and the start of the third A1GP season. I would like to thank everyone in the team for their efforts and dedication around my season. Now, I am back to F3 with my team Mücke and will test this week in Magny Cours” Max Welti, team principal, A1 Team Switzerland commented, “Buemi was a bit unlucky today. This second A1GP season is over and we scored 50 points. We have a solid foundation from where to build our third season. We’re determined to fly the Swiss colours high again and start the new season on a high note. ”
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