▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Est eb an ▁Edu ardo ▁Tu ero ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Nelson ▁Pi quet ▁and ▁A lain ▁Pro st ▁were ▁just ▁beginning ▁their ▁care ers . ▁The ▁Argent ine ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁was ▁based ▁near ▁to ▁his ▁home , ▁at ▁the ▁Oscar ▁G ál vez ▁race ▁circuit . ▁This ▁meant ▁that ▁Formula ▁One ▁was ▁popular ▁where ▁he ▁grew ▁up ▁and , ▁though ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁sport ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Tu ero ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁a ▁family ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁huge ▁interest ▁in ▁motor ▁racing , ▁his ▁father ▁being ▁a ▁minor ▁race ▁car ▁driver , ▁and ▁so ▁Est eb an ▁was ▁gro omed ▁for ▁the ▁big ▁time ▁from ▁an ▁early ▁age ▁by ▁beginning ▁k arts ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁seven . ▁He ▁would ▁drive ▁k arts ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁moving ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Formula ▁series ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁Minor ▁formula e ▁career ▁ ▁Tu ero ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁car ▁racing ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁sp ending ▁a ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁C res pi ▁team ▁in ▁Formula ▁Ren ault . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁he ▁switched ▁to ▁Formula ▁H onda ▁with ▁the ▁K iss ling ▁team , ▁becoming ▁champion . ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁so ▁far ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁Argentina , ▁so ▁despite ▁the ▁press ures ▁of