Not the best of starts for Sauber's Perez
Sauber rookie Sergio Perez was disappointed after his first day of testing was cut short due to issues with his new C30.
Perez, who replaced Kamui Kobayashi for the second day of pre-season testing, ventured out early in the morning before problems with his car's rear bodywork forced him back into the pits.
Back out on track in the afternoon session, the Mexican driver was again hit with problems, this time a power train issue.
As a result he managed just 42 laps with a best time of 1:16.198, which put him tenth on Wednesday's timesheets.
"It was a difficult day with not much running and we obviously could not complete our programme," said Perez.
"But for me it was still good to get my first laps in the new car, and I am beginning to feel confident with it.
"I'm looking forward to tomorrow and hope we can do a lot of running with proper set up work."
Tech boss James Key added: "It was a difficult day compared to yesterday, and it is a shame Sergio wasn't able to get in more laps.
"But it is only day two of the first test, and that is how winter testing can be. That is simply the nature of early testing.
"We will work hard tonight to resolve the issues and plan a full programme for tomorrow."
Credit: PlanetF1.com (www.planetf1.com)
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