The young driver from Switzerland, Sebastian Buemi, may make his debut in Formula One next season with the Toro Rosso team.

The driver tested for the junior team at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain last week, along with Sebastien Bourdais and Takuma Sato. Bourdais may not be kept by Toro Rosso after racing for the team last season, whilst his team mate Sebastian Vettel from Germany has earned a promotion to the senior Red Bull team.

Whilst the Japanese driver, Sato, who has previously raced for Honda and Jordan, set a faster time than both Buemi and Bourdais, the boss of Red Bull was impressed by the young Swiss driver. Dietrich Mateschitz revealed that Buemi remains “very likely” to become one of the drivers for Toro Rosso next season and stated that the final line-up will be finalised in the middle of December.

Buemi has spoken of his excitement at this potential inclusion but also believes that he still has a lot to learn. However, the Swiss driver revealed that his youth makes him a fast learner. Buemi also looked at past Formula One history to boost his confidence further. He mentioned the case of Renault, who teamed up Fernando Alonso with the relatively inexperienced Nelson Piquet Junior last season.

This mix of experience and youth is, according to the Swiss driver, something desired by most Formula One teams now. Furthermore, young drivers are starting to make a bigger impression in the world of motorsport, with Lewis Hamilton acting as a good example of this trend.