Team principal Franz Tost openly admits that Toro Rosso’s raison d’être is shaping rookies into drivers fit enough for sister squad Red Bull Racing. And as Sebastien Buemi prepares for his third season at Toro Rosso, he has plenty of youngsters from Red Bull’s young driver programme breathing down his neck, eager to make it into the sport.

It’s clear that for Buemi this is a make-or-break year, but the 22 year-old isn’t letting the pressure get to him. He knows that with new rules, new tyres and a new car at his disposal, the playing field had been significantly levelled and he is determined to make the most of it

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