Sergio completes 68 laps on Sauber C31-Ferrari
8 Feb 2012: After completing the second day of testing in the pre-seasonat Jerez de la Frontera, the Sauber team said in a Press Release that Sergio Pérez on Wednesday got his first taste of the new Sauber C31-Ferrari. He completed 68 laps. The pit crew had a busy day implementing some new aero parts and fixing a fuel system problem in the afternoon.
After completing 58 laps on Wednesday, the 8th of February at Jerez, Sergio Perez of the Sauber F1 team said: “For me it was a positive day. It was great to be back on track after the winter break and so far I’m happy with the new car. I feel confident. It was a shame that we lost track time due to the fuel system problem in the afternoon, but I think we can catch up tomorrow. We have a huge programme for Thursday and I’m looking forward to it very much. Compared to yesterday we have already learnt a great deal more about the C31.”
Team’s Head of Track Engineering Giampaolo Dall’Ara said: “It was Sergio’s first day of testing with the new car. To start with he had to familiarise himself with the C31 and he did a bit of set-up work in the morning. During the lunch break we implemented new aero parts on the car. They are working well and as expected which is important and good news. In the afternoon we unfortunately lost track time because of a problem with the fuel system. So far we have only used the medium tyre compound.”
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