Sauber F1 Team Monaco Grand-Prix qualifying review 27.05.2017: Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix – Qualifying Saturday 27.05.2017 Weather: sunny and dry, 24-27°C air, 38-55°C track A difficult qualifying for the Sauber F1 Team ahead

Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix – Qualifying
Saturday 27.05.2017
Weather: sunny and dry, 24-27°C air, 38-55°C track





A difficult qualifying for the Sauber F1 Team ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix ending in P19 (Wehrlein) and P20 (Ericsson). Since the practice sessions, Marcus Ericsson and Pascal Wehrlein have struggled with lack of grip. Different car set-ups have been tested throughout the sessions, but the optimum has not yet been found.



Marcus Ericsson (car number 9):

Sauber C36-Ferrari (Chassis 03/Ferrari)


Qualifying: 20th in Q1 (1:15.276 min / ultrasoft tyres)
3rd practice: 20th (1:15.863 min / ultrasoft tyres / 26 laps)


“It has been tough since the practice sessions on Thursday. I have been struggling to get the confidence in the car. We have tried many different set-up directions, but it doesn’t seem to work for us here. In qualifying I was pushing to the maximum, so on my last lap I went a bit too close to the wall in turn 10.



 I touched the barriers with my left rear, which was enough to damage the rim. The puncture forced me to stop the car. Tomorrow we will do our best to fight back.”



Pascal Wehrlein (car number 94):
Sauber C36-Ferrari (Chassis 02/Ferrari)


Qualifying: 19th in Q1 (1:15.159 min / ultrasoft tyres)

3rd practice: 19th (1:15.291 min / ultrasoft tyres / 29 laps)


“The weekend continues to be difficult here on the street track in Monaco. Since Thursday we have tried to increase the grip level in order to improve our performance. We have changed a lot on the set-up side of the car, but we have not found the right one yet. Starting the race from P19 in Monaco is not ideal, but I will of course do my best.”
 
 
 
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