F1 – European Grand Prix Baku – Sauber Driver and Team Reaction – See what the Sauber F1 Team and Drivers had to say after the European Grand Prix, at the Baku City Circuit earlier today.
Weather: Sunny & Dry
31-33°C Air, 38-46°C Track
The Sauber F1 Team finished the first European Grand Prix on the Baku City Circuit with Felipe Nasr in P12 and Marcus Ericsson in P17.
As the fourth oldest Formula One Team – Sauber have reached another outstanding milestone in it’s 24th Grand Prix Season.
Since 1993 – the Swiss team has covered more than 200.000 race kilometres in the 411 Grand Prix’s it has participated in.
Scroll for driver & team reactions…
Marcus Ericsson – Car 9
Result: 17th
Start on soft tyres – after 16 laps changed to Supersoft tyres
After 25 laps change to soft tyres
“It was a disappointing race for me. Straight from the start the tyre behaviour was different from what we expected. We calculated that they would last more laps than they actually did.”
“On the first stint my soft tyres were dropping off a lot, so we had to switch our planned one stop strategy to a two stopper.”
“Overall, I could not get the tyres to work properly, so my pace was not good enough. The only time I got a better feeling and the tyres to work was towards the end of the race, because of the lower temperatures”
Felipe Nasr – Car 12
Result: 12th
Start on supersoft tyres
“Overall, I am satisfied with my performance today. I fought very hard from the beginning to the end, so we can be pleased with P12.”
“We maximised our performance on track as well as on the strategy-side. I was close to the points today, but just not close enough. I am satisfied, but we are still not there with what we want to achieve.”
“We want to score points, and we are all highly motivated to get there.”
Monisha Kaltenborn – Team Principal
“A new Grand Prix is always a huge challenge for teams as well as for the organiser – the Formula 1 debut in Baku was a success.”
“Also our team did a good job during the weekend. Felipe put in a satisfying performance using his opportunities from the beginning until the finish-line.”
“Marcus had a more difficult starting position in P20. He improved his lap times after his second pit stop, but he generally struggled more with the tyres due to the high temperatures. We can build on these positions.”
There’s more to come on the blog soon – we’ll be discussing our thoughts on the Baku City Circuit so make sure you check back shortly!
The Formula 1 Girl 🙂
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Thank you to the Sauber F1 Team for the Images and Interviews
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