Jaime Alguersuari said making his Formula 1 debut without any track testing was like stepping into “the slaughterhouse”.
The Spaniard was drafted in for the Hungarian Grand Prix after Toro Rosso’s acrimonious split with four-time Indycar champion Sebastien Bourdais.
“I hadn’t done almost a single kilometre of testing when I debuted so it was like going to the slaughterhouse,” said Alguersuari.
“But I am satisfied with what I did, especially towards the end.
“I hope that next year I have less technical problems.”
Although he is generally expected to be retained for another season alongside Sebastien Buemi, who was confirmed today, a team spokesman said no contract had been signed. Mirror.co.uk
The outfit are yet to name their second driver, although Spanish 19-year-old Jaime Alguersuari is expected to remain at the Ferrari-powered team after replacing Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais in July.
“Dietrich Mateschitz bought this team to give young drivers a chance, and this is our philosophy,” team principal Franz Tost said.
“We have to stick to this philosophy, and I’m quite confident that from the middle of next year onwards we will have a good driver line-up, because then Alguersuari will know all the tracks, and Buemi is increasing his performance already.” Auto Racing Daily
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