Buemi penalized by 5 places in Hungary

Sebastien Buemi going through a bad patch. After having to move back to the back of the grid for non-compliant fuel noticed by the marshals in the tank of his STR6 at the end of qualifying, the Swiss was involved in an accident with Nick Heidfeld, the Lotus driver.Renault GP having had to abandon when the stable resident Toro Rosso closed the door on him. After this collision, he finished the race in a mediocre 15th position.

However, the Swiss driver does not seem to have the feeling of being responsible for the abandonment of the German who was then fighting for 16th position. “Heidfeld hit me at the chicane and I had my right rear tire flat”, explained Sebastien Buemi after the race. “I had to go back to the pits and change my tires, which compromised our strategy more than if it had started to rain. »

Sébastien Buemi will have to recover in Budapest, where his penalty will be a significant handicap on this track where overtaking is difficult. “It's a disappointing weekend and we can't be satisfied with our performance. All we can do is focus on the Hungarian GP, ​​at least we won't have too much to expect from it. »

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