Toro Rosso new kid Jaime Alguersuari is hugely disappointed by Michael Schumacher's absence from the grid in Valencia as he says racing against the seven-time champion would have been “unbelievable”.
The Spanish rookie first met the seven-times world champion at the Race of Champions at Wembley last December said: “It was unbelievable for me, a great opportunity especially because I have just upgraded to Formula One and I think Michael has always been a reference for young drivers – and especially for me."
Race of Champions/Red Bull Photofiles
The rookie has quite some consolation, though, as he prepares to make his first appearance on home soil as an F1 driver, “But the situation is like this and we accept it and we race and we have fun all the same,” he added.
“It’s always good to race here,” said the 19-year-old who comes to Valencia on the back of scoring his first World Series by Renault win in Portugal at the beginning of this month. “I raced here in Valencia last year with F3 and I have a good feeling for this track and hopefully we can do a good job this weekend. It is always good to be in Spain racing.”
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