Since he ran out of formula 1 at the end of the 2011 season, where he could never end inside the top-5 in his three years in Toro Rosso, Sébastien Buemi He got used to winning in other disciplines. Especially in the Wec, he has not stopped doing it since he signed for Toyota full time in 2013 (only two years without victories, 2015 and 2016) and in the Formula and He had very good three years (in 2016 he was champion), but Since he won in New York 2019 he lived a long drought without successes that, finally, has ended.
Precisely, when the electric World Cup lives under the unusual domain of a pilot, Rowland (leader for 48 points on Costa), Buemi emerged in the second race in Monaco with the jaguar of the jaguar of the Envision To surprise the British and taste the honey of the victory that I already had forgotten in the faith. In addition, with it it reached historical figures in the championship: record of 14 wins (desempling with Evans y of Grassi), of three victories in Monaco (the only one who has repeated there) and more time between victories (78 races).
“At some point, I thought I would never win again,” He confessed the Swiss (36 years) at the foot of the podium, where he added: “You need a little luck, the right timing, the right car, a good team and this time everything has fit. I am so happy that I have no words because it has been a long time.” But then, at the subsequent press conference, he found them: “I hardly remember the last time in New York. Everything has been properly aligned. I was lucky to activate the attack mode at the right time. ”
“I could go to Rowland, from Vries and Vergne very quickly to build a great advantage in the end that was the key. In the last ten laps I just expected anyone to collide and that there was no security car. I also had luck with that,” Buemi said between laughter, which exceeded the 1,000 points barrier, As Jev or Di Grassi already did, of a World Cup that may be watching him for the last season if he does not correct his calendar clashes with the Wec: “In a few months I will have to see if it is realistic to continue in the two championships or not. ”
“At a point doubts about yourself”
Returning to what supposes having been so long away from the victories in a contest of what is one of the nine champions of its history, Buemi reflects the following: “I suppose you are a competitor and you try again and again. But,, Of course, at a point doubts about yourself. You think you can’t do it. I have been a companion of all these guys and in some moments they have been much better than me … you have to work hard, continue to tighten and learn from your mistakes to improve. This car has never adapted to my driving style, but I still try to learn. ”
