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GreenBkk.com Kamui Kobayashi | Brazilian GP – Qualifying – Saturday, 26.11.11

Brazilian GP – Qualifying – Saturday, 26.11.11


Weather: dry, 25-28°C air, 37-43°C track


For both Sauber F1 Team drivers the final qualifying of the 2011 season was over after Q2. Kamui Kobayashi qualified 16th for the Brazilian Grand Prix, Sergio Pérez came 17th. For Sunday a high chance of rain is forecast – given their grid positions, Kobayashi as well as Pérez would welcome mixed conditions.

Kamui Kobayashi: Sauber C30-Ferrari (Chassis 01 / Ferrari 056)
Qualifying: 16th/ 1:14.129 min in Q2 (new soft tyres)
3rd Practice: 14th/1:14.311 min (new soft tyres)
“Overall, the weekend here is a bit tricky for us. We worked on improving the car’s balance in every practice session and it got better, but it wasn’t a big enough step to find the proper grip to be able to attack. I was really fighting on every lap. It was tight to get into Q2 because already in Q1 it was difficult to warm up the tyres. However, tomorrow a lot will depend on the weather conditions and we will see what we can do.”

Peter Sauber, Team Principal:
“After qualifying, Toro Rosso is in front of our cars, but the race is tomorrow and we will fight hard in the race to turn this around.”

Giampaolo Dall’Ara, Head of Track Engineering:
“This is obviously not the result we wanted, but it looks as if this was the limit today. In the end, both our drivers were at the same level. We had a trouble-free session, but the performance just didn’t allow us to finish higher up on the grid. For tomorrow there is a high chance of rain, and we will definitely be ready to make up ground in the race.”



2011/11/26 F1ブラジルGP 土曜フリー走行&予選


天候:ドライ
気温:25-28℃
路面温度:37-43℃



小林可夢偉
フリー走行3回目:14番手/1分14秒311(新品ソフトタイヤ)
予選:16番手/1分14秒129(Q2:新品ソフトタイヤ)
「全体的に今週末は少し難しいものになっています。クルマのバランスを改善しようとセッションごとに取り組んで良くなってはきていますが、アタックできるためのグリップを得る大きなステップではなかったです。毎ラップ本当に格闘していました。Q1からタイヤを温めるのが難しかったので、Q2に進むのはかなりタイトでした。でも明日は天候だよりな部分が大きいし、まずは様子見ですね」


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
「我々が望んでいた結果ではないが、これが今日の限界だったようだ。ドライバーふたりとも同じ位置で終えることになった。トラブルがないセッションだったが、パフォーマンスがもっと上のグリッドを手にすることを妨げた。ただ、明日は雨が降る可能性が高いし、レースで挽回する準備は整っている」

By courtesy of Sauber F1 Team

Credit: Kamui Kobayashi (www.kamui-kobayashi.com)

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