Jaime Alguersuari's new life after F1
Jaime Alguersuari made an abrupt exit from F1 - and racing - after losing his Toro Rosso drive at the end of 2011. Now he's back in the public eye for the inaugural Formula E season and, as he tells MATT BEER, he's extremely determined
"I'm not going to lie, I don't feel I have a lot to show. I think I showed enough of what I could do in Formula 1."
Has motorsport missed Jaime Alguersuari since he was jettisoned from Formula 1 at the end of 2011? Probably not as much as it should've done. Any sympathy at the abrupt Toro Rosso slate-wiping that swapped Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi for Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne dissipated as the new recruits proved their worth.
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