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Jaime: Like going to the slaughterhouse

Friday 13th November 2009

Jaime Alguersuari has slammed Formula One's in-season ban on testing, saying it meant his debut was something akin to being sent to "the slaughterhouse."

Alguersuari made his F1 debut this past season at the Hungarian GP and did so without having completed even a single lap in a F1 car due the new ban on in-season testing.

At the time he rather eloquently said of his debut experience: "S**t this is tough!"

Hungary was just the first of the Spaniard's eight races and only one of three were he saw the chequred flag. In the other five, either his car let him down or he crashed out.

However, Alguersuari believes it could have been a different story if testing wasn't banned.

"I hadn't done almost a single kilometre of testing when I debuted so it was like going to the slaughterhouse," the 19-year-old told the Daily Mirror.

"But I am satisfied with what I did, especially towards the end. I hope that next year I have less technical problems."

Your Comments

untac93

"For once I agree with you Robson!! Move aside for Brendon Hartley."

F1Naija

"Whatever happened to Brendan Hatley? Wasn't he at Torro Rosso before this guy...? And I believe he would have done better than Alguesuari did."

F1Fan2010

"If the Driver is good enough, he'll make it with little or no preperation in F1. Unfortunately there is TOOO many Drivers in F1 that pay for there drives."