Saturday: Saubers trapped by yellow flags in Q2
Evidently fast, the Saubers paid for their track position in Q2: the yellow flag deployed after the Toro Rosso of Daniel Ricciardo stopped on the side of the track forced Sergio Pérez and Kamui Kobayashi to ease off in the final sector to avoid risking a penalty. Both drivers of the Swiss team will therefore start tomorrow with a knife between their teeth, and with an extra set of tires.
Sergio Pérez – 11th and 12th:
« It’s a shame, we were so close to making it to Q3 but, of course, I had to slow down because of the yellow flags in the last sector. Well, the positive side is we saved a set of new tires for the race. Anyway, it will be an interesting challenge because I couldn’t do long runs in Free Practice as much as I wanted. »
Kamui Kobayashi – 15th and 13th:
« I would have easily been 5 tenths faster, but I had to lift when the yellow flags came out. I’m quite disappointed, especially since we had improved the car for Q2. In Q1, I initially had issues with oversteer, but our setup changes worked well. However, we are on a track that allows overtaking, and the race is always another story. »
