▁im pressed ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁that ▁the ▁Italian ▁out fit ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁race ▁seat ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁season , ▁alongside ▁the ▁Japanese ▁driver ▁Shin ji ▁Nak ano . ▁ ▁Formula ▁One ▁career ▁▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Initial ly ▁there ▁were ▁doub ts ▁over ▁whether ▁Tu ero ▁would ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁season . ▁Although ▁Min ardi ▁had ▁contract ed ▁him ▁to ▁drive ▁an ▁M 1 9 8 , ▁alongside ▁Japan ' s ▁Shin ji ▁Nak ano , ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁meet ▁all ▁Super ▁License ▁requirements . ▁ ▁Formula ▁One ▁p und it , ▁and ▁former ▁driver , ▁Martin ▁Bru nd le ▁was ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying , ▁" As ▁for ▁Tu ero , ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁sc ary . ▁I ▁don ' t ▁like ▁to ▁see ▁these ▁guys ▁out ▁there ▁with ▁so ▁little ▁experience . ▁Im agine ▁it : ▁even ▁if ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁qual ify , ▁he ' d ▁be ▁getting ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁during ▁qual ifying . ▁And ▁if ▁he ▁did ▁qual ify , ▁then ▁he ' d ▁definitely ▁be ▁la pped ▁plenty . ▁He ' d ▁have ▁really ▁needed ▁to ▁have ▁his ▁w its ▁about ▁him . ▁To ▁be ▁honest , ▁it ▁anno ys ▁me , ▁people ▁like ▁that , ▁with ▁z il ch ▁cred ibility ." ▁ ▁Tu ero ▁was ▁eventually ▁awarded ▁his ▁license ▁by ▁the ▁FI A ▁and ▁upon ▁starting ▁the ▁season ▁at ▁ 1 9 ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁he