Sauber: Kobayashi was patient

Kamui Kobayashi, recruited by Peter Sauber after two Grands Prix F1 dazzling in 2009, was a coveted driver in the offseason. The Japanese confides that he had to trust his new mentor, since the place in the team?Hinwil was not assured at the start of the negotiations. “ We started talking after Abu Dhabi, reveals the Japanese pilot. But the problem was that the team didn?t have a place on the grid so Peter asked me to wait and be patient. Once the team had its entry confirmed, we finalized the negotiations and signed the contract. »