Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber F1 Team
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Barcelona, 9th March 2011 - On the second day of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain it was Kamui Kobayashi's turn to evaluate the new parts the team had put on the Sauber C30-Ferrari in preparation for the start of the season. After the sun broke through, the Japanese driver enjoyed good track conditions and covered more than 100 laps.
Circuit
Barcelona / 4.655 km
Driver
Kamui Kobayashi (JP)
Weather
Sunny and dry, air 7-15DEGC, track 9-26DEGC
Chassis / engine
Sauber C30-Ferrari (Chassis 03 / Ferrari 056)
Mileage today
107 laps
Fastest lap
1:24.436 (in the afternoon)
James Key
(Technical Director)
"Today we ran a similar programme to yesterday to allow Kamui to
evaluate the new parts on the car and give us his feedback. We ran
various set up options to check their effectiveness, and to help us to
learn more about future development directions. In the afternoon we also
did a little bit of work dedicated to the tyres, and again gained some
valuable data. Now we are looking forward to doing race simulations with
both drivers - with Sergio tomorrow and Kamui on Friday."
Kamui Kobayashi:
"It was an interesting and productive day for me, and we completed
our programme as planned. We achieved a good mileage and learnt a lot.
The set up work with the new car is different to last year's car,
and it is good to get more experience with that. In the afternoon the way
the track evolved was quite significant, and we struggled a bit with
adapting the car and finding the right balance. But this is nothing to
worry about."
What comes next
Sergio Perez will be taking over for Thursday. On Friday Kamui will be on
duty again.
-source: sauber
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