Kamui Kobayashi did not overestimate the best time of the week of Barcelona. The Japanese know that the truth is revealed only in Melbourne. The progress made in terms of reliability made him happier.
Great station in the Sauber motorhome. Nearly two hours after the end of the last day of test Barcelona rallied the journalists at the table by Kamui Kobayashi. The congenial Japanese had driven the week fastest before lunch with a seven-lap run on the soft tyres. Because everyone wanted to know of course what was behind the fast round.
"It was just a test", the pilot tried to put into perspective the result. "I am of course prefer first last." But I know better than anyone how this situation to assess is. "I don't think that McLaren and Red Bull are so slow, as the times put it."
Kobayashi stays on the ground. You will not correct the original objectives due to a couple of good time. "We dream now not from podiums." "We want to score regularly."
Also the competition asks how well is the new Sauber. The times with little fuel appear promising. But in the long runs in the afternoon, the C31 seemed not to be able to confirm the positive impression. "We had unfortunately no good tyres," the pilot explains the heavily sloping times at the end of the races.
Kobayashi fastest could have may be even faster. The 25 dare still an attack with the Supersofts shortly after his fast run on the mix of "soft". But Sauber driver missed its own target to four thousandths. "The tyres were fresh, but I have probably not properly installed they on working temperature." I think they have more grip than the soft, but I've just not as got out there. "We drive so little with the Supersoft tires that I have since simply not so much experience with."
Because the tires probably only two times this year are used, this is likely not as heavily weigh. In recent days, much more concerned prepared the shortcomings in terms of reliability. With the record high of 144 rounds, a genuine progress seemed managed in this area on Friday. But Kobayashi was not entirely happy. "We had a few little problems with the exhaust." "If you had not been, I would have managed 150 laps."
"It was just a test", the pilot tried to put into perspective the result. "I am of course prefer first last." But I know better than anyone how this situation to assess is. "I don't think that McLaren and Red Bull are so slow, as the times put it."
Kobayashi stays on the ground. You will not correct the original objectives due to a couple of good time. "We dream now not from podiums." "We want to score regularly."
Also the competition asks how well is the new Sauber. The times with little fuel appear promising. But in the long runs in the afternoon, the C31 seemed not to be able to confirm the positive impression. "We had unfortunately no good tyres," the pilot explains the heavily sloping times at the end of the races.
Kobayashi fastest could have may be even faster. The 25 dare still an attack with the Supersofts shortly after his fast run on the mix of "soft". But Sauber driver missed its own target to four thousandths. "The tyres were fresh, but I have probably not properly installed they on working temperature." I think they have more grip than the soft, but I've just not as got out there. "We drive so little with the Supersoft tires that I have since simply not so much experience with."
Because the tires probably only two times this year are used, this is likely not as heavily weigh. In recent days, much more concerned prepared the shortcomings in terms of reliability. With the record high of 144 rounds, a genuine progress seemed managed in this area on Friday. But Kobayashi was not entirely happy. "We had a few little problems with the exhaust." "If you had not been, I would have managed 150 laps."
