Weather: dry, 25°C air, 24-45°C track
The Sauber F1 Team finished the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship seventh in the constructors’ championship. Kamui Kobayashi managed to improve from 16th on the grid to finish ninth in the Brazilian Grand Prix. He scored two points, which meant the team stayed ahead of Toro Rosso by three points. Sergio Pérez, who had started from 17th, had a spin at half distance and finished the race in 13th place. Kobayashi scored points in nine out of the 19 races in his second Formula One season. Pérez, who had to miss two of his rookie season’s races after his accident in Monaco, finished in the points five times. The Sauber F1 Team’s best result of the year remains Kobayashi’s fifth place at the Monaco Grand Prix.
Kamui Kobayashi: 9th Sauber C30-Ferrari (Chassis 01 / Ferrari 056)
Start on used soft tyres, after 21 laps change to used soft tyres and after 43 laps change to new medium compound tyres
“The team did a very good job to recover from a really bad qualifying. I had a good start and also a good race pace. We worked a lot on the race pace and I’m happy that I was able to score in the final two races of the season. It was important for us to finish ahead of Toro Rosso and I’m glad we managed to do that. The strategy was good and the car was as well – many thanks to the guys. After we have struggled a bit in the second half of the season, we have a lot to work on over the winter. I think it is good that we will have the same team with the same drivers again, but we want to become stronger.”
Peter Sauber, Team Principal:
“It was an important result today. We were able to move up one position in the constructors’ championship compared to last year, which is good for the morale of the team. Kamui drove a fantastic race, making up positions in the early laps and then driving fast and consistently to take two championship points. Thanks to the whole team at the track, in Hinwil and to our partner Ferrari.”
Giampaolo Dall’Ara, Head of Track Engineering:
“Everything went according to plan today. Both drivers were able to make up positions in the early stages of the race. It was important that Kamui was immediately in front of Sébastien Buemi and Sergio directly behind him and in front of Jaime Alguersuari. This is want we wanted. After that it was a matter of controlling the race. Our strategy was to be ready for some rain, which was predicted but in the end didn’t happen. So for both drivers the tyre choice was soft, soft and medium. As it has been for most of the time this year, our pace was good in the race. Congratulations to the whole team.”
2011/11/27 F1ブラジルGP 日曜・決勝
天候：ドライ
気温：25℃
路面温度：24-45℃
小林可夢偉：９位
スタート(中古ソフト)、21周目(中古ソフト)、43周目(新品ミディアム)
「非常に悪かった予選から挽回するためチームが素晴らしい仕事をしてくれました。いいスタートだったし、レースペースもよかったです。僕たちはレースペースについて取り組んでいたので、シーズン最後の２レースでポイントを獲ることができて嬉しいです。なにより今日はトロロッソの前でフィニッシュすることが大切だったし、それを実現できたことを嬉しく思います。戦略もよかったし、クルマもよかった。チームにとても感謝しています。シーズン後半は少し苦労したので、この冬に取り組まないといけないことがたくさんあります。来シーズンも同じチーム、同じドライバーで続けられるのはいいことです。でも僕たちはもっと強くなりたいと思っています」
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
「今日はすべてがプラン通りに進んだ。ドライバーふたりともレース序盤にポジションを上げることができた。すぐさま可夢偉がセバスチャン・ブエミの前に出て、セルジオも彼の背後につけ、アルグエルスアリの前に出たのがカギだった。これこそ望んでいたものだった。その後はいかにうまくレースをコントロールするかだった。戦略としては雨に備えていたが、予報はあったものの結果的に降ることはなかった。ドライバーふたりとも、ソフト、ソフト、ミディアムのタイヤ戦略だった。今シーズン何度もそうだったが、今日の我々のレースペースはよかった。チーム全員を祝福したい」
By courtesy of Sauber F1 Team
Credit: Kamui Kobayashi (www.kamui-kobayashi.com)
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