Sauber pairing Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Pérez are expecting a trying Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon, with the duo having managed only 16th and 17th places in qualifying.
“Overall, the weekend here is a bit tricky for us,” Japan’s Kobayashi begins. “We worked on improving the car’s balance in every practice session and it got better, but it wasn’t a big enough step to find the proper grip to be able to attack. I was really fighting on every lap. It was tight to get into Q2 because already in Q1 it was difficult to warm up the tyres.”
“It was a disappointing qualifying with the outcome that the Toro Rosso cars, our direct competitors, are in front of us,” added Mexican team-mate Pérez, who is now coming to the end of his maiden Formula 1 season.
“The main problem for me was that the car was so inconsistent; every lap was different and I couldn’t get temperature into the tyres. However, we will not give up. If we get mixed weather conditions tomorrow, anything can happen.”
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  S. Vettel | Red Bull | 01:11.918 | 17 |
| 2. | M. Webber | Red Bull | 01:12.099 | 16 |
| 3. | J. Button | McLaren | 01:12.283 | 18 |
| 4. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 01:12.480 | 22 |
| 5. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 01:12.591 | 22 |
| 6. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 01:13.050 | 21 |
| 7. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 01:13.068 | 18 |
| 8. | A. Sutil | Force India | 01:13.298 | 23 |
| 9. | B. Senna | Lotus Renault | 01:13.761 | 29 |
| 10. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | no time | 18 |
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