Weather: dry, 27-25°C air, 41-30°C track
The Sauber F1 Team drivers, Sergio Pérez and Kamui Kobayashi, have qualified 11th and 16th
respectively for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the penultimate round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship. Both drivers did their fastest lap times in Q2 on a set of soft tyres they had used before in Q1. When they put on fresh soft tyres in Q2, both drivers struggled to get them to work and therefore neither of them was able to improve.
Kamui Kobayashi: Sauber C30-Ferrari (Chassis 01 / Ferrari 056)
Qualifying: 16th/ 1.41.240 min in Q2 (used soft tyres)
3rd Practice: 12th/141.527: min (new soft tyres)
“I did what was eventually my fastest lap time in Q2 on the set of soft tyres I had used before in Q1. This lap wasn’t perfect, but I put my hopes on the set of new tyres. Then we struggled a lot to get the fresh ones up to temperature and that’s why I couldn’t improve. The difference in grip between the used set and the new one was really big. Nevertheless I have a good feeling for the race here.”
Peter Sauber, Team Principal:
“After some difficult qualifying sessions in recent races, we were able to make a step forward today, which is really positive. Sergio drove a very good lap and just missed making it into Q3. He was able to keep the Toro Rosso cars, our direct competitors, behind him and also the two Renault cars, which was positive. For Kamui it didn’t work out that well. However, I’m confident about our performance for the race where it will be crucial to manage the tyres properly.
Giampaolo Dall’Ara, Head of Track Engineering:
“Our goal for today was to improve our qualifying performance, and Sergio’s 11th place shows that we achieved this goal. In the third free practice we mainly worked on the mechanical set-up of the car. Sergio was able to put in a very good lap, while Kamui was a bit unlucky. It is puzzling to us that both our drivers set their quickest lap times on used soft tyres. We have to analyse this. Now our goal for the race is to score points.”
2011/11/12 F1アブダビGP 土曜フリー走行&予選
天候：ドライ
気温：27-25℃
路面温度：41-30℃
小林可夢偉
フリー走行３回目：12番手/1分41秒527(新品ソフトタイヤ)
予選：16番手/1分41秒240(第２セッション/中古ソフトタイヤ)
「結果的に僕のＱ２のベストタイムは、Ｑ１で使った中古のソフトタイヤを履いた時のものでした。そのラップ自体パーフェクトではなかったし、新品タイヤに期待していました。ただ、その新品タイヤを温めるのにすごく苦労したため、更新することができませんでした。新品タイヤと中古タイヤのグリップレベルの差はすごく大きかったです。それでもここでのレースに向けていいフィーリングを持っています」
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
「今日の目標は、予選でのパフォーマンスを高めることだったので、セルジオの11番手は目標を達成した証だといえる。フリー走行3回目は主にクルマのメカニカルセットアップに集中した。セルジオはいいラップを走れたが、一方可夢偉は少しアンラッキーだった。ふたりとも、ベストタイムを中古のソフトタイヤで出していることが腑に落ちない。その原因は分析しなければならない。次の我々の目標はレースでポイントを獲得することだ」
By courtesy of Sauber F1 Team
Credit: Kamui Kobayashi (www.kamui-kobayashi.com)
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