Sauber were content with their upgraded car parts on Friday as Kamui Kobayashi and Pedro de la Rosa rounded out practice in eleventh and thirteenths places at Hockenheim. However, the Swiss outfit was hindered by the rain in Germany.
With points having been scored by the Japanese in three of the last four races, momentum is very with Sauber at present although the threat of adverse weather conditions continued to throw a number of variables into the mix.
“We haven’t been in the wet for a while, so we had to see where we were this morning on the full Wet tyres which we started on and then the Intermediate tyres later in the session,” explained Technical Director James Key.
“It looked okay and the drivers were happy with the car towards the end of the session, as the grip came back. In the second session we decided to go out early, just in case it rained again. We did as much of the programme that was planned for the first session but also combined this with the tyre tests.
“The session was fairly productive and in general the drivers were happy with the car. There were some balance issues because of the general track conditions, but we have been able to cope with our setup. The updates we’ve got seem to work as we expected, which is good.”
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