▁became ▁the ▁third - you ng est ▁ever ▁Formula ▁One ▁driver ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁qualified ▁ 1 7 th ▁in ▁Australia , ▁ahead ▁of ▁team mate ▁Nak ano ▁and ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Mon aco ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁winner ▁Oliv ier ▁Pan is ▁but ▁retired ▁with ▁a ▁blow n ▁engine . ▁G ear box ▁gre ml ins ▁in ▁Brazil ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁poor ▁pit stop ▁and ▁spin ▁into ▁the ▁gra vel ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁race ▁in ▁Argentina ▁left ▁Tu ero ▁with ▁three ▁D NF ' s ▁after ▁the ▁opening ▁three ▁races . ▁ ▁The ▁San ▁Mar ino ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁was ▁a ▁race ▁of ▁attr ition , ▁but ▁Tu ero ▁n urs ed ▁his ▁Min ardi ▁home ▁to ▁ 8 th ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁finish ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁before ▁coming ▁home ▁ 1 5 th ▁in ▁Spain , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁serve ▁a ▁stop - and - go ▁penalty ▁for ▁speed ing ▁in ▁the ▁pit ▁l ane . ▁For ▁five ▁races ▁in ▁a ▁row , ▁Tu ero ▁then ▁failed ▁to ▁finish ; ▁Mon aco , ▁where ▁he ▁sp un ▁off ▁before ▁a ▁lap ▁was ▁completed , ▁Canada , ▁France , ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁many ▁to ▁spin ▁off ▁in ▁awful ▁conditions , ▁and ▁Austria , ▁where ▁he ▁sp un ▁off ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁race ▁running . ▁▁ 1 6 th ▁in ▁Germany ▁halt ed ▁the ▁run ▁of ▁ret ire ments , ▁but ▁only ▁briefly . ▁Tu ero ▁last ed ▁ 1 3