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From the F1 scrapheap to WEC glory

Three years after losing his Formula 1 drive with Toro Rosso, Sebastien Buemi is a world champion. ANDREW VAN LEEUWEN finds out how he turned his career around

Sebastien Buemi is very clear on one thing; becoming a world champion in sportscar racing doesn't instantly clear his disappointment in the manner in which his Formula 1 career came to an end.

Buemi's story isn't one of redemption, or revenge, or getting even with the motorsport gods. Instead it's a story about picking yourself up after a life-changing setback, re-focusing, re-aligning your goals, and then going out and getting the job done.

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