Sauber C31 best F1 car on the 2012 grid claims Marko
22 August, 2012
Aug.22 (GMM) Sauber’s 80 points so far in 2012 belies the true strength of the Swiss team’s C31 chassis which has been the toast of the F1 paddock.
In fact, Red Bull driver manager Helmut Marko go so far as to claim that the car at the disposal of Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi this year is “perhaps the best car in the field”.
However, the Ferrari-powered car has been on the podium just twice in 2012 so far, which has attracted criticism of the young driver duo.
McLaren’s Jenson Button said: “It’s not Perez who is the ‘tyre whisperer’, it’s the car. If I was to drive my car as he drives his, then our tyres would wear out very quickly.”
Peter Sauber recently described Sauber’s 2012 season so far as a “roller coaster ride”, although he did not specifically criticise Perez or Kobayashi.
He told the Swiss newspaper Blick: “We have a very fast car that works very well on almost every circuit. We have the speed to win. We could have scored a lot more points.”
With nine races to go, Hinwil based Sauber is ranked sixth out of the 12 teams in the constructors’ championship.
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Diverting attention.
For once Helmut Marko is right, Sauber C31 definitely is up there with the best this year.
With a little luck and better strategy they would have led Mercedes in the constructors points during the summer break.