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Sauber German GP - Nurburgring Qualifying Report
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Edited: Jul 23, 2011, 2:03 PM
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The Sauber F1 Team has had quite a difficult weekend so far at the Nürburgring track with Sergio Pérez qualifying 15th for the German Grand Prix and Kamui Kobayashi 18th.
Sergio Perez, Sauber F1 Team
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Sergio Pérez:
Sauber C30-Ferrari (Chassis 02 / Ferrari 056)
Qualifying: 15th/1:33.176 min (in Q2, soft tyres) / 3rd Practice: 15th/1:33.531 min
“Obviously our overall performance isn’t good here and I think we almost maximized what was possible in qualifying under the circumstances. We struggle quite a lot here at the Nürburgring. My fastest lap was okay; there is nothing to complain about. I locked a wheel once but this wasn’t the main problem. Perhaps the lap time could have been better by one or two tenths but for sure no more. However, this is where we are and will do everything to fight for points tomorrow.“
Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber F1 Team
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Kamui Kobayashi:
Sauber C30-Ferrari (Chassis 01 / Ferrari 056)
Qualifying: 18th/1:33.786 min (in Q1, soft tyres) / 3rd Practice: 16th/1:33.671 min
“Of course it is disappointing to be out in Q1. It was a difficult qualifying in what has turned out to be a difficult weekend for us so far. My fastest lap wasn’t perfect. I had some traffic in front and behind, but it is also the case that we have a general lack of pace here. The only positive thing is that I have now two fresh sets of the soft tyres left for the race. I will do my very best to recover from where I have to start.“
W should have been better than where we ended up
James Key
James Key, Technical Director:
“This was a bad qualifying really. After the free practice sessions we knew that Q3 would be tough, but still we should have been better than where we ended up. Unfortunately Kamui had traffic on his Q1 laps. He was not in a position that would have allowed him to progress his lap time so unfortunately he ended up dropping out.
Sergio was fine in the beginning. It was a shame because his first lap on new tyres in Q2 looked like a good improvement, but he had a problem in the third sector which ruined his lap. So he qualified a little lower than we would have hoped. This was a poor qualifying session and we have to think carefully about our approach to the race to make the best of it.”
By: Sauber
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