Sauber News
Sauber rookie Esteban Gutierrez acknowledges that he needs to find a balance in his performances as he seeks to make his mark as an F1 race driver.
Drivers – Valtteri Bottas (Williams), Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso), Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber), Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing), Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Sergio Perez (McLaren) Q: Sergio, sixth in Bahrain, was that a breakthrough result for you with McLaren? Sergio Perez: Considering where we started from, I think it was pretty much the maximum we could get
Esteban Gutierrez retains the full backing of Sauber despite a tough start to his F1 race career
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Sauber is hopeful its Spain updates will help controlling the tyres a bit better, as their car seems to be struggling with the way the tyres deform under load. One advantage for them though is that Pirelli is of course using a hard tyre similar to that of 2012.
Sauber driver Esteban Gutierrez has predicted tyre management will be as important as ever at the 2013 F1 Spanish Grand Prix.
We have some further aero updates, including a modified rear wing, and we will be evaluating these during Friday practice. Our target for the race is to finish with both cars in the points – Sauber
Sauber will try out a new rear wing as part of an aerodynamic update package for the Spanish Grand Prix that it hopes will address the problems it has faced in the first races of the year.
After four thrilling, flyaway rounds to open the 2013 season, the Formula One paddock moves on to the more traditional territory of Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya for next weekend’s Formula 1 Gran Premio de España 2013. Those involved discuss their prospects for the race
After four thrilling, flyaway rounds to open the 2013 season, the Formula One paddock moves on to the more traditional territory of Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya for next weekend’s Formula 1 Gran Premio de España 2013. Those involved discuss their prospects for the race
Watch, learn and discuss! As many of you enjoyed our last tech bite showing an Aero CFD Simulation, we decided to publish this one, too: See how the fuel moves inside the fuel cell.
Monisha Kaltenborn says Sauber needs to “keep a very close eye” on Esteban Gutierrez following an underwhelming start to his Formula One career
Watch, learn and discuss! Many of you were impressed by the CFD animation used at the end of our latest Cutaway Insights video. So we decided to provide you with some more of these highly interesting animations.
Sauber boss Monisha Kaltenborn says the team will keep a close eye on Esteban Gutierrez’s performances after a a difficult start to the year, although she concedes is too early to judge the Mexican.
Nico Hulkenberg is still convinced that Sauber’s 2013 car has the potential to be a regular top-10 runner and that his switch into the squad has not been futile
Welcome to episode 4 of our Cutaway Insights series! In each of these 15 ‘shorties’, we will pick one particular car part or subject and Chief Designer Matt Morris, Nico Hülkenberg or Esteban Gutiérrez will give a brief explanation about how stuff works and what it does. This time, Matt Morris talks about the airhorn (or air inlet)
Sauber driver Nico Hulkenberg has branded his Bahrain Grand Prix weekend ‘difficult’ and ‘frustrating’ and said it is now clear the team ‘needs to bring new parts to Barcelona if they are to improve and fight for points’.
Sauber driver Nico Hulkenberg has branded his Bahrain Grand Prix weekend ‘difficult’ and ‘frustrating’ and said it is now clear the team ‘needs to bring new parts to Barcelona if they are to improve and fight for points’.