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Abu Dhabi Young Driver Test Day 3 Quotes: Gutiérrez & Sauber

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Esteban Gutierrez - Photo Credit: Sauber Motorsport AG

Esteban Gutierrez - Photo Credit: Sauber Motorsport AG

Pos Driver Team Time Laps
6 Mexico Esteban Gutierrez Switzerland Sauber 1:42.049 79

 

Esteban Gutiérrez:
“I am very happy. This test was a really nice experience for me. I was able to push to the limit in a lot of different circumstances – with fuel loads from high to medium to low and with different tyres and compounds. This was obviously great to get to know more about the car. On my final lap I was pushing a bit too much and spun while on the super soft tyres. Overall I am satisfied that I was consistent during these two days and, together with the team, we managed to go through a huge programme.”

Giampaolo Dall'Ara (Head of Track Engineering):
“We had another very productive day of testing with Esteban. In the morning we started with an hour and a half of aero measurements with the 2012 tyres. Then we did set-up work with these tyres we shall be using in the future. After the lunch break we then worked for the next race in Brazil by using this year's medium and soft compounds. We finished the programme with a run on a set of super soft tyres. Esteban impressed us again. He did a very professional and reliable job in testing. When working with him we tend to forget he is such a young rookie.”

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