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Dramatic debut for Kamui Kobayashi

Kamui Kobayashi enjoyed an exciting start to his Formula One career in Brazil on Sunday as the Japanese sub for Timo Glock finished just one place away from the points at Interlagos. Labelled 'crazy' by World Champion Jenson Button, the Toyota driver certainly got stuck in…

Having defended successfully from title contenders Button and Sebastian Vettel during the race, it was also the car of Kobayashi which compatriot Kazuki Nakajima touched before flying off into the tyre wall.

"It was a tough race for me," the debutant said. "As this was my Grand Prix debut, I experienced a lot of things for the first time in Formula One so it was a learning experience. Physically, it felt like a really long race and it was quite tough - my first target was to finish the race and I am pleased to achieve that, but after the start I was in a decent position to score points so I am a little disappointed I didn't.

"The car felt good in the first stint but when I changed tyres the balance felt different and I was struggling a bit; probably this was just down to experience. It was my first race so there are several areas to improve but overall I am happy with how I have performed this weekend and I would like to thank the team for all its support."

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