Monisha Kaltenborn defends Pascal Wehrlein's performances

Started in 2017 within Sauber F1 Team, pascal wehrlein was not renewed by the Swiss team which will benefit from support from Alfa Romeo in 2018, and thus made the choice to replace the German with the FIA ​​champion F2 Charles Leclerc.

Thus without a seat at the moment for 2018, Pascal Wehrlein finds himself in a delicate position for the next season, while only second place at Williams seems available, with Robert Kubica as one of the favorites.

Enough to arouse the incomprehension of the former Sauber Team Principal Monisha Kaltenborn, replaced during the year by Frédéric Vasseur.

« I think his performance in 2017, not just in Barcelona, ​​is still not well appreciated, estimates Monisha Kaltenborn quoted by Auto Bild Motorsport. Without him, the team would probably not have scored any points. »

Sauber F1 Team concluded its 2017 financial year with a meager five units on the clock, all reported by Pascal Wehrlein. Despite this count in his favor, the former champion DTM was not extended unlike his teammate Marcus Ericsson.

“I just hope he gets what he deserves in Formula 1: a seat, continues Kaltenborn. Pascal has the potential to become world champion in the right team. Anyone who has worked with him knows that. »