Weather: dry, 31°C air, 38-39°C track
After starting 20th on the grid Sergio Pérez managed to finish tenth at the inaugural Indian Grand Prix and scored one point for the Sauber F1 Team. While for Pérez a brave tyre strategy paid off – he used the hard compound only for the very first race lap – his team mate, Kamui Kobayashi, was left empty handed. He was involved in an accident and retired right after the start.
Kamui Kobayashi: DNF, incident on lap 1 Sauber C30-Ferrari (Chassis 02 / Ferrari 056)
Start on soft tyres
“Unfortunately today my race is a very disappointing and short story. After the start I was hit from behind and immediately I saw smoke and fire coming from my car. Obviously there was severe damage, so I had to stop and switch the car off.”
Monisha Kaltenborn, Chief Executive:
“We are very happy with the point we scored today, particularly considering from where we started. Sergio drove an excellent race and showed a lot of fighting spirit. I’m sorry for Kamui as his race ended in the first corner. We proved today that we can fight, and this is exactly how we will approach the last two races. Congratulations to the organiser for setting up this great event and thanks to the Indian fans for their warm welcome.”
Giampaolo Dall’Ara, Head of Track Engineering:
“It was a pity for Kamui who was involved in an incident in corner one. This damaged his radiator, and he lost all the oil and had to stop immediately. For Sergio we went for an unusual strategy. He started on the hard tyre and pitted after lap one. He drove a strong race and made up one place after the other. It was the right decision yesterday not to use new soft tyres in Q2, so he had two fresh sets today and could attack all the way along. After a bad day yesterday we fought back today. That’s good for the morale in the whole team.”
2011/10/30 F1インドGP 日曜・決勝
天候：ドライ
気温：31℃
路面温度：38-39℃
小林可夢偉：
リタイア/1周目にアクシデント
ソフトタイヤでスタート
「不運なことに今日の僕のレースは非常に残念で短かった。スタートの後追突されて、その直後、クルマから煙と火が上がっているのが見えました。ひどいダメージを負っていたのは間違いなく、クルマを止めるしかなかったです」
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
「可夢偉は１コーナーのアクシデントに巻き込まれて気の毒だった。ラジエーターがダメージを負って、すべてのオイルを失ったため、すぐにクルマを止めるしかなかった。セルジオには特殊な戦略を獲って、ハードタイヤでスタートして１周目にピットインさせた。彼は力強いレースを走って、ひとつずつポジションを上げていった。昨日のＱ２で新品のソフトタイヤを履かなかったのは正しい判断だった。そのおかげで２セットの新品ソフトタイヤを使って、最後までアタックすることができた。昨日悪かっただけに、今日挽回することができたのは、チーム全員の士気のためによかった」
By courtesy of Sauber F1 Team
Credit: Kamui Kobayashi (www.kamui-kobayashi.com)
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