JAIME THE HARBOURMASTER
Jun 26, 2011
Everyone at Scuderia Toro Rosso lives and breathes for motor racing and we have definitely enjoyed all eight of this season’s races, each one seemingly more exciting than the next.
However, races that are exciting and deliver points are even better, which is why the European Grand Prix was a fantastic afternoon for us, ending in Jaime Alguersuari taking his second consecutive eighth place finish. And if his result in Montreal a fortnight ago owed something to the weather and to other cars retiring, today in Valencia he truly deserved it as not one single car retired from the 57 lap race. So a round of applause for our Spanish driver who went from eighteenth on the grid to eighth at the flag. But let’s not forget this is a team sport so well done to the backroom boys and girls who delivered us some useful upgrades, the mechanics who worked so hard and performed very well during a total of five pit stops between our two drivers and well done to the strategy crew who realised Jaime could do something special on just two stops – he was the only points scorer to change tyres less than three times. And well done too to Sébastien Buemi, who did not have the best of days after a promising early stint, for being sporting enough to immediately congratulate Jaime on his achievement. Today’s performance which sees us maintain our seventh place in the Constructors’ Championship, means we extend our lead over Force India and close up a bit on Sauber, even if the Swiss team still has a healthy 11 point advantage.
This had been a very tough weekend for our young Spaniard, with the media hassling him about his future and his car developing a problem which saw him lose the whole of the Friday afternoon session. The relief at the final outcome was written all over his face, his very wet face, when he decided to celebrate by throwing himself into the harbour that is the backdrop to the Valencia paddock.
Credit: Toro Rosso (www.scuderiatororosso.com)
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