Saturday: Sauber hopes to see the light during the race in Singapore
The Sauber team is clearly disappointed with their qualifying session. The C31 has never been competitive since the beginning of the weekend, and there was no miracle this afternoon. Pérez will start 14th while Kobayashi was eliminated in Q1 and will start 18th on the grid.
Sergio Pérez – 18th and 14th:
« We are clearly experiencing a difficult weekend here in Singapore. The main problem is that for some reason we can’t get our new aerodynamic package to work. It’s a surprise because so far all our developments had paid off. We’re lacking a lot of downforce. My last lap in Q2 was clear and I think I did the maximum. We really tried to improve the car’s settings and everything else but it didn’t work. »
Kamui Kobayashi – 14th and 18th:
« We tried everything but we couldn’t get rid of the oversteer. I didn’t have confidence in the car and that’s really the last thing you want to deal with on a street circuit. The problem I have here reminds me a bit of the one I had in Budapest where I also struggled with the car. Given the behavior of the car, I don’t see how to move up in the race but I’m not going to give up, that’s for sure. Sometimes the safety car is deployed, or anything can happen, so I hope for the team that we can score some points tomorrow. »
