2009 Formula One World Championship début. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel had been running in second until he collided with BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica. The accident meant the race finished behind the safety car, with Toyota's Jarno Trulli eventually classified third despite McLaren's false protest he had illegally overtaken Lewis Hamilton. Reigning champion Hamilton was disqualified from the Australian race for lying to the stewards and at the following Malaysian Grand Prix there were reports he was on the verge of quitting. The race was equally dramatic, being stopped because of monsoon-like conditions, meaning only half points were awarded for only the fifth time in F1
Formula One drivers from Switzerland with Scuderia Toro Rosso as a Red Bull junior driver. Another strong midfield contender, he finished in a best position of 7th in both his debut race and the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix. Formula One drivers from Switzerland , there have been 24 drivers from Switzerland who have entered Formula One World Championship Grands Prix motor races. Switzerland's first Formula One driver was Toni Branca. He made his debut in his home Grand Prix of 1950, finishing 11th. He also competed in the 1950 Belgian Grand Prix and the 1951 German Grand Prix, finishing 10th in the former and retiring