Zoom A 'bad race day' for Buemi in Hungary

Scuderia Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost has excused Sebastien Buemi for a poor performance in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.

The Swiss rookie finished the Budapest race dead last, behind even his debuting team-mate, 19-year-old Jaime Alguersuari.

"I have never been that bad," Buemi told Switzerland's Blick, ruing a race full of mistakes. "I can only say sorry to my team who gave me a good car."

Tost ousted Buemi's 30-year-old team-mate Sebastien Bourdais after the recent German Grand Prix for poor performances, but excuses the rookie.

"Sometimes you have days like that in racing," he said. "Sebastien doesn't need to worry too much, it is a normal part of a 20-year-old's development process."

Up until Bourdais' departure, Buemi was the only rookie of the season. With Alguersuari now aboard, Toro Rosso feature an all-rookie line-up.

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Source: GMM