Jaime Alguersuari has admitted surprise at Red Bull’s decision to oust him from the Toro Rosso team.<\/p>\n
In recent days, the 21-year-old Spaniard has sounded confident about keeping his seat with the Faenza based team.<\/p>\n
Alguersuari admitted the news was therefore “very surprising and unexpected”.<\/p>\n
“Just a week ago after karting in Brazil I talked with Helmut Marko and Franz Tost and they told me they had plans for me in 2012,” he revealed.<\/p>\n
“They did so with enthusiasm and showed a lot of confidence in me.<\/p>\n
“So after talking with them (now), I thought of three things: first, I will not judge the situation because it seems crazy that after debuting at 19 years old without ever doing a lap in F1 before, today’s news seems to be a major misunderstanding in the best moment of my sporting life.<\/p>\n
“I will not judge the decision because since 15 years old Red Bull gave me everything.<\/p>\n
“Second, I am not a victim because for seven years I have enjoyed the privilege because of them.\u00a0 And third, there is no drama, because I have many plans for the present and the future.<\/p>\n
“The surprise lasted for a couple of hours but I have talked to my family and realised that life is full of opportunities and challenges.”<\/p>\n
Already, speculation has begun that Alguersuari could switch places with Daniel Ricciardo at HRT, where in 2011 Red Bull had a driver deal in place with the Spanish team.<\/p>\n
The move would also give HRT an all-Spanish lineup, following Pedro de la Rosa’s recent signing.<\/p>\n
Alguersuari’s Swiss teammate in 2011, Sebastien Buemi, has a much more uncertain future.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old is yet to comment, but his close media confidant Roger Benoit – the veteran Blick newspaper correspondent – said Buemi “has no plan B”.<\/p>\n
“Without millions of dollars in sponsors there is not even a back-of-the-grid team with a vacancy for him,” he said.<\/p>\n
Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport speculated that Red Bull might appoint either Alguersuari or Buemi as the championship-winning team’s 2012 reserve driver.<\/p>\n
The report said the duo might struggle to find a seat elsewhere in F1 because of the “Red Bull stamp on their foreheads”.<\/p>\n
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