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Sauber sad not to see finish
14 March 2010Tipped by many as the underdogs for 2010 and generally consistent throughout pre-season testing, the Sauber team failed to make the finish of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday as hydraulic problems struck for both Pedro de la Rosa and Kamui Kobayashi.
Having been solid midfield runners until their individual retirements, Japan's Kobayashi was out of the 49-lap race on the twelfth circulation before his Spanish team-mate came to a halt 17 laps later.
"I actually had a good start but then lost positions when I had to go off the track to avoid colliding with other cars," de la Rosa, who set off from 14th on the grid, explained after Mark Webber's smoking engine blinded those behind him at Turn 2.
"I lost acceleration on the grass and some cars were able to pass, so when I arrived at Turn 4 I had lost several positions. Then I felt we had a car that was good enough to fight for points and there still was a chance to achieve that when I was called into the pits on Lap 29 because of an hydraulic problem."
"Unfortunately it was a short race for me because on Lap 12 I lost the power steering and from then on I wasn't able to shift anymore due to a hydraulic problem," Kobayashi explained. "I had quite a good start when I made up four positions but then I flat-spotted a tyre and, in hindsight, I also believe it would have been better to start on the softer compound (Super Soft) - Pedro was faster on them."
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