Jaime Alguersuari: record-breaking debut to high-pressure exit

F1: Beyond The Grid

karenellenbevan

Leisure, Sports, Technology, Automotive

4.8 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Chosen by Red Bull aged 15. Suddenly launched into his first Grand Prix as the youngest driver ever, having never driven a Formula 1 car before. Racing for the Red Bull junior team, Jaime Alguersuari was expected to win. He was dropped when he didn’t.

Speaking to Tom Clarkson, Jaime looks back at his rapid rise to Formula 1. From his surprise debut in 2009, the demands of the Red Bull junior programme, and racing Michael Schumacher, to turning down the chance to drive a race-winning car days before losing his place in the sport. Now a DJ and producer, Jaime tells Tom how music ‘saved his life’ after he left Formula 1.

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0:00.0	Chosen by Red Bull when he was just 15, launched into his Grand Prix debut as the youngest ever driver.
0:10.0	Jaime Algaswari had never even driven an F1 car before, but he had to take his chance.
0:16.0	I think you never say no to Formula One.
0:19.0	This world, it's like the stock market.
0:22.5	It's unpredictable.
0:23.9	You never know what's going to happen.
0:26.2	So as soon as you have an opportunity, you take it.
0:29.4	Especially if you're a Red Bull driver
0:30.7	and you're giving a Red Bull opportunity, you don't say no.
0:34.4	Jaime was told he needed to win.
0:37.4	He was dropped when he didn't. His F1 story ended just as quickly as it started.
0:43.8	Whoever is against Weber, you're always going to be judged by Helmut Marco. Even if you win races,
0:51.5	even if you are world champion, Helmut will just give you the hand and tell you that he's happy,
0:57.7	but you have to keep on winning.
0:59.0	That's what you're supposed to do.
1:01.1	That's what they expect you to do.
1:06.0	I'm Tom Clarkson, and welcome to F1 Beyond the Grid.
1:14.6	The drivers who made their F1 debuts in 2025 had all driven in practice sessions or private tests prior to the season opener in Melbourne.
1:21.1	They'd had time to prepare. Jaime Algaswari had none of that when in 2009 he was thrust into a race seat with
1:29.6	Toro Rosso, the team we now call racing balls. He got up to speed quickly and scored points in
1:36.0	his two and a half seasons at the top echelon, but just as suddenly as he'd been promoted,
1:41.0	he found himself out of the sport with no route back. We recorded this conversation
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