Weather: dry, 29-30°C air, 37-39°C track
The Sauber F1 Team experienced a disappointing qualifying session ahead of the Formula One debut race in India. Both drivers had difficulties heating up the tyres to get them to work. Kamui Kobayashi also had bad luck with traffic, and both factors then resulted with him ending up 18th and dropping out after Q1. Team mate Sergio Pérez made it into Q2, but considering the issues with tyre warm up and a grid penalty, which he received on Friday, the team decided not to sacrifice another set of fresh tyres in Q2. Yesterday Pérez was penalised for ignoring yellow flags in the first free practice session. He finished qualifying in 17th position and will have to go back three positions on the grid.
Kamui Kobayashi:
Sauber C30-Ferrari (Chassis 02 / Ferrari 056)
Qualifying: 18th/ 1.27.876 min in Q1 (new soft tyres)
3rd Practice: 13th/1:27.262 min (used soft tyres)
“The pace of the car was certainly good enough for Q2, I was convinced about it and I also think our race performance should be alright. However, in qualifying it took me a lot of time to warm up the tyres, and then in the end I was unlucky. I had just started my final flying lap when Felipe (Massa) came out of the pit lane in front of me. Although there wasn’t enough time left in the session for him to do another run he didn’t give room. I am disappointed with today, but I will keep myself together and have a positive approach to the race. At least I have some fresh tyres left and this circuit offers opportunities for overtaking.”
Monisha Kaltenborn, Chief Executive:
“We are obviously disappointed about the result, especially after free practice went quite well. Today, the whole team was not able to extract the full potential out of the car. The good thing, however, is that both drivers have two sets of new soft tyres left, which will put them in a position to attack in tomorrow’s race.”
Giampaolo Dall’Ara, Head of Track Engineering:
“Lately we have been falling into a difficult situation performance wise. Everyone in the team, in the factory and at the track has been working very hard to understand and fix these problems we have had since the last race. Despite having reviewed our approach quite a bit, so far it hasn’t produced a significant improvement. We are definitely unhappy about the day. Still the race is tomorrow, and we will keep the motivation up and we will try to catch up as much possible.”
2011/10/29 F1インドGP 土曜フリー走行&予選
天候：ドライ
気温：29-30℃
路面温度：37-39℃
小林可夢偉
フリー走行３回目：13番手/１分27秒262(中古ソフトタイヤ)
予選：18番手/１分27秒876(Ｑ１:新品ソフトタイヤ)
「クルマのペースはＱ２に確実に進出できるものがあって、僕もそう思っていたし、レースでのパフォーマンスは問題ないはずです。でも予選ではタイヤを温めるのにすごく時間がかかっただけでなく、さらに最後には不運もありました。最後のフライングラップに入った時、フェリペ(マッサ)が僕の目の前にピットレーンから出てきました。セッションは、彼がもう１周走る時間がなかったにも関わらず、スペースを譲ってくれなかった。今日は残念ですけれども、気持ちを引き締めて、レースには前向きに取り組みたいと思います。少なくとも僕にはフレッシュタイヤが残っていますし、このサーキットではオーバーテイクのチャンスがありますから」
ジャンパウロ・ダラーラ:ヘッド・オブ・トラックエンジニアリング
「ここ最近パフォーマンスの面で難しい状況に陥っていた。前回のレースの後からファクトリーとサーキットのチーム全員が一丸となって、原因を究明して解決に取り組んできた。取り組み方を見直してみたが、いまのところ大きな改善を生み出してはいない。とにかく今日についてはうれしいものではない。ただ、レースは明日だ。モチベーションを保ちできるかぎりの挽回を図る」
By courtesy of Sauber F1 Team
Credit: Kamui Kobayashi (www.kamui-kobayashi.com)
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