sauber-c30

F1 2011 Season Preview: The Drivers and Teams

#16 Kamui Kobayashi
#17 Sergio Perez

Between Sauber’s two drivers, there is a staggering 21 Grand Prix starts worth of experience. All of those starts belong to Kobayashi. The Japanese driver is considered one of the most exciting drivers currently in F1 thanks to his uncanny ability to overtake and his willingness to take a chance on an overtaking move. Sergio Perez finished 2nd in last year’s GP2 series which combined with sponsorship from Telmex got him a seat with Sauber. Neither driver is a slouch behind the wheel. They’ve both been quick in pre-season testing with Perez topping the sheets during one day’s running at last week’s final test. There definitely is some pace in the Sauber C30. It isn’t podium finish speed but they will definitely score a few points finishes.

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