Formula 1

Sauber Jerez test, day 4 report

Published: Feb 14, 2011, 7:28 PM

Copy link

Share on Facebook

Share on Viber

Add as a preferred source

Jerez, 13th February 2011 - Today was the fourth and final day of pre-season testing in Jerez with Kamui Kobayashi at the wheel of the Sauber C30-Ferrari. The Sauber F1 Team lost some track time in the afternoon due to a power train related issue, but overall has reached a positive conclusion about lessons learnt in Southern Spain.

Circuit
Jerez de la Frontera / 4.428 km

Driver
Kamui Kobayashi (JP)

Weather
Cloudy, some rain at the end, air 10-18DEGC, track 10-20DEGC

Chassis / engine
C30.02 / Ferrari 056

Mileage today
86 laps

Fastest lap
1:20.601 min (in the morning)

Giampaolo Dall'Ara
(Head of Track Engineering)

"Today we had to stop early because of a power train related problem, but still we have covered a reasonable mileage. We started in the morning with runs of about eight laps each on the hard Pirelli tyre compound to test mechanical set-up options. After 11am we did one single run on super soft tyres, and then worked again on the car's set-up on harder tyres. After lunch we did long runs with medium and hard tyres, the longest distance being 18 laps. Kamui also had an off today and got stuck in gravel, but without damaging the car. Because we had to finish early we had no running in the wet at the end. Overall we had very good track conditions in Jerez and did a lot of tyre evaluation, worked on systems and set-up. While it was also good for Kamui to work with the new systems, it was even more important and a really positive experience for the team to do some proper work with our new driver, Sergio, here in Jerez. More mileage in total would have been appreciated, but there are more tests to come."

Kamui Kobayashi:
"For me these two days have been very interesting. Although we lost track time today, we still covered some good mileage and I have learnt a lot more about the character of the new tyres. We still have to work hard but to me it was a positive test."

What comes next
The driver line-up for next week's test in Barcelona is as follows: 18th/19th Kamui Kobayashi, 20th/21th Sergio Perez.

-source: sauber

We want your opinion!

What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?

Take our 5 minute survey.

- The Motorsport.com Team

Read and post comments

Share Or Save This Story

Copy link

Share on Viber

Previous article Lauda slams 'unreasonable' Kubica after crash

Next article Team Lotus Jerez test, day 4 report

Top Comments

There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?

View More & Comment

Latest news

Charles Leclerc blames Mexico GP clash on track layout - Fred Vasseur disagrees

Formula 1

F1 Formula 1

Mexican GP

40 min

Charles Leclerc blames Mexico GP clash on track layout - Fred Vasseur disagrees

Kalle Rovanpera and Ott Tanak set for WRC return as Toyota announces bumper 2027 line-up

WRC

WRC WRC 56 min

Kalle Rovanpera and Ott Tanak set for WRC return as Toyota announces bumper 2027 line-up

Why NASCAR's indecision led to Dodge's decision to return to Cup

NASCAR Cup

NAS NASCAR Cup

Martinsville II

3 h

Why NASCAR's indecision led to Dodge's decision to return to Cup

Dodge announces return to NASCAR Cup Series in 2027

NASCAR Cup

NAS NASCAR Cup 7 h

Dodge announces return to NASCAR Cup Series in 2027

Feature

Discover prime content

Lewis Hamilton needs “serious talks” with himself and his team-mate

Formula 1

Mexican GP

By Stuart Codling

Lewis Hamilton needs “serious talks” with himself and his team-mate

How Ferrari's loss became Max Verstappen's gain at F1's Mexico GP

Formula 1

Mexican GP

By Jake Boxall-Legge

How Ferrari's loss became Max Verstappen's gain at F1's Mexico GP

The seven moments that defined Kimi Antonelli's F1 title win in 2026

Formula 1

Mexican GP

By Jake Boxall-Legge

The seven moments that defined Kimi Antonelli's F1 title win in 2026

Why lap times in Mexico have been so much closer to the previous F1 era

Formula 1

Mexican GP

By Stuart Codling

Why lap times in Mexico have been so much closer to the previous F1 era

Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.

From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.

You have 2 options:

Become a subscriber.
Disable your adblocker.

Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here

Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page

Manage Alerts