After three action-packed races in Australia and Asia, Sauber F1 Team Principal Peter Sauber talked about the performance of the Ferrari-powered C30 and his two drivers, Kamui Kobayashi and rookie Sergio Pérez .
Sauber admits that the seven points scored by the team in three races so far is “still ok”, but indicated that “therefore now it will be even more important to continue making improvements. We have a larger update scheduled for the race in Barcelona.”
The Swiss said he is happy with the work done by his new Technical Director.
“I would like to underline that the Sauber C30-Ferrari is the first car for which James Key has been responsible. It is now a year since he joined us, and he has done a lot of very good things. The C30 gives us significantly greater flexibility in terms of ride height and also has good aerodynamic efficiency,” said Sauber.
He added: “After three races, we should applaud Pirelli for getting to grips with this tricky challenge so impressively. Our car is very easy on the tires, but this has not come about by chance. Our engineers started working on this issue at a very early stage and have carried out the requisite measures. And now we can enjoy the benefits of this work during races”.
The founder and owner of the Sauber F1 Team says he’s been impressed by the inspired driving of rookie driver, Mexican Sergio Pérez.
“I had high expectations of Sergio, and I have to say that so far he has actually exceeded these. He not only has the ability to look after his tires extremely well, but also drives very consistently in the races. However, Sergio is also well aware that he is at the beginning of a long learning process, part of which will be incidents like the ones last Sunday in Shanghai. I’m in no doubt that Sergio will maximise his huge potential step by step.”
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| Peter Sauber and Sergio Pérez (Photo: Sauber F1 Team) |
Sauber admits that the seven points scored by the team in three races so far is “still ok”, but indicated that “therefore now it will be even more important to continue making improvements. We have a larger update scheduled for the race in Barcelona.”
The Swiss said he is happy with the work done by his new Technical Director.
“I would like to underline that the Sauber C30-Ferrari is the first car for which James Key has been responsible. It is now a year since he joined us, and he has done a lot of very good things. The C30 gives us significantly greater flexibility in terms of ride height and also has good aerodynamic efficiency,” said Sauber.
He added: “After three races, we should applaud Pirelli for getting to grips with this tricky challenge so impressively. Our car is very easy on the tires, but this has not come about by chance. Our engineers started working on this issue at a very early stage and have carried out the requisite measures. And now we can enjoy the benefits of this work during races”.
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| Peter Sauber and Kamui Kobayashi in the garage. (Photo: Sauber F1 Team) |
The founder and owner of the Sauber F1 Team says he’s been impressed by the inspired driving of rookie driver, Mexican Sergio Pérez.
“I had high expectations of Sergio, and I have to say that so far he has actually exceeded these. He not only has the ability to look after his tires extremely well, but also drives very consistently in the races. However, Sergio is also well aware that he is at the beginning of a long learning process, part of which will be incidents like the ones last Sunday in Shanghai. I’m in no doubt that Sergio will maximise his huge potential step by step.”