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    • ​After struggling to find a good car balance in free practice yesterday, ​Sauber​'s woes continued today with ​Sergio P​erez​ and ​Kamui Kobayashi​ only able to qualify fourteenth and fifteenth respectively for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

      Sauber Struggle in Hungary Qualifying

    • Sauber failed to score any points for the first time this season at today's Bahrain Grand Prix as Sergio Perez finished only eleventh and Kamui Kobayashi was thirteenth.

      Sauber Leave Bahrian Without Points

    • Sergio Perez said that he was 'very happy' with his qualifying session today in Bahrain as he put his Sauber in a better-than-expected eighth place.

      Perez Enjoys ‘Very Good’ Qualifying in Bahrain

    • Sauber’s Malaysian Grand Prix weekend got off to a difficult start with neither driver happy with the balance of their car on Friday

      Sauber Endure Troubled Start To Sepang Weekend

    • Kamui Kobayashi is looking to build on his impressive start to the 2012 Formula One season in this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix

      Kobayashi Hoping To Continue Strong Start In Malaysia

    • Sauber drivers Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi admit tomorrow’s third free practice session will be absolutely critical after rain kept dry running to a minimum in Melbourne today

      Sauber Duo Eying Crucial Final Practice Session

    • Kimi Raikkonen finished the final day of pre-season testing today in Barcelona as the fastest driver, the same position in which he found himself just under a month ago after the first day of pre-season testing in Jerez.

      Raikkonen Fastest as the Curtain Falls on Pre-Season Testing

    • Sauber driver Sergio Perez topped the timesheets in Barcelona today as rain hit Spain for the first time in pre-season testing this year. The Mexican's best time of 1:22.094 was set in the morning as the team completed a qualifying simulation.

      Sergio Perez sets the pace on Penultimate Day of Pre-Season Testing

    • Romain Grosjean was the fastest driver on Day Two of the final pre-season test in Barcelona today, matching the result that the Lotus driver achieved yesterday. The French driver was over half-a-second faster than the time he set yesterday, which was also good enough to top the timesheets at the Circuit de Catalunya.

      Grosjean Tops Timesheets Again on Day Two of the Final Pre-Season Test

    • Romain Grosjean was the fastest driver on Day One of the final pre-season test which got underway today in Barcelona.

      Grosjean Leads the Field for Lotus as Final Pre-Season Test Gets Underway

    • Kamui Kobayashi set the quickest time of the entire Barcelona test that has taken place this week at the Circuit de Catalunya. On the fourth and final day of this second pre-season test, Kobayashi completed 145 laps - more than any other driver today - which included his best time of 1:22.312.

      Kobayashi Fastest on the Final Day of the Barcelona Test

    • Pastor Maldonado was the surprise fastest driver on Day Three of the second pre-season test today in Barcelona. The Williams driver topped the timesheets with a lap of 1:22.391, and was nearly a second quicker than second-placed driver Michael Schumacher.

      Maldonado Tops Timesheets on Day Three of Barcelona Test

    • Nico Hulkenberg was fastest on Day Two in Barcelona with a lap of 1:22.608 as the Formula 1 teams reached the midpoint of pre-season testing. Sebastian Vettel, who finished the day third behind Hulkenberg and the Sauber of Sergio Perez, completed a simulation race weekend and set his fastest lap on the soft Pirelli tyre, whereas the two quicker drivers used the super soft compound.

      Hulkenberg Fastest on Day Two in Barcelona but Vettel Looks Dangerous

    • Sebastian Vettel was the fastest driver on the first day of the second pre-season test which got underway today at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona. The world champion set a best lap of 1:23.265 in the new Red Bull RB8, just ahead of compatriot Nico Hulkenberg of Force India.

      Vettel Fastest in Barcelona on Day One of the Second Pre-Season Test

    • Fernando Alonso was the fastest driver on the fourth and final day of the pre-season test in Jerez, with a best lap of 1:18.887.

      Alonso Tops Timesheets on Final Day of Jerez Test

    • Nico Rosberg matched the achievement of Michael Schumacher yesterday as he too topped the timesheets for Mercedes on this, the third day of pre-season testing in Jerez.

      Rosberg Uses 2011 Mercedes to Record Top Time on Day Three in Jerez

    • Kimi Raikkonen set the fastest lap in Jerez today as F1 teams ventured out on track to, in most cases, test the brand new cars that they have recently unveiled.

      Raikkonen Fastest on First Day of Pre-Season Testing

    • Sauber will be hoping for rain during tomorrow's Brazilian Grand Prix as another tricky qualifying session today leaves Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez starting from sixteenth and seventeenth on the Interlagos grid.

      Sauber Endure Tricky Qualifying Session in Brazil

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