Kobayashi: Sauber is struggling

Sauber had a good start to the season, occupying sixth place until Force India caught up with the Swiss team at the end of the season following a series of poor performances from Kamui Kobayashi et Sergio Perez. If the progress compared to 2010 is visible, the Japanese driver deplores the bad luck which befell the Swiss team.

Kamui Kobayashi had shone several times at the start of the season and was certainly hoping for a better end of the year. “We are more competitive than last year, we had a thunderous start to the season in Melbourne and we were competitive in several other races”, underlines the Japanese. “My highlights were certainly in Monaco (5th) and Montreal (7th). »

However, the Sauber driver specifies that the multiple problems encountered this season have had a significant impact on his results. The late developments of the C30 also contributed to this decline against Force India. “We also had difficulties, we lost ten points in Melbourne by being disqualified, I had punctures in Turkey and Barcelona and gearbox problems at Silverstone and more recently at Monza,” recalls Kamui Kobayashi. “Our technical development has not progressed as well as we hoped. It?s a season of ups and downs but it?s not over yet. »