Sauber say they are making progress with the lighter C33 despite their Friday practice sessions in Spain being disrupted by issues. Adrian Sutil had a few problems but reserve Giedo van der Garde came off worse when his car suffered a brake failure into the first corner. The Dutchman managed to keep the car out of the wall but had to take evasive action through the gravel trap. Sutil ended the day in 13th place and expressed satisfaction with the potential of the C33. "We […]

Sauber racers Esteban Gutierrez and Adrian Sutil say they expect the team to make a positive step forwards at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix. Sauber has struggled so far in 2014 and neither driver has scored a point, but the Swiss team has taken a substantial upgrade package to Barcelona in the hope of fighting for the points. "We have an aggressive approach on getting the bits together," said Gutierrez. "Both the team and Ferrari have been working hard to get it up to where […]

Sauber will bring major upgrades to next weekend's Spanish Grand Prix as they bid to turn around their fortunes in 2014. Sauber has yet to score a point so far this season, with Adrian Sutil's 11th place in Australia their best result. Reliability has also been an issue, with Sutil finishing just once and team-mate Esteban Gutierrez twice. Sauber's C33 will be 'significantly improved', according to the Swiss team. Sauber will bring a car with an extensive weight reduction - an aspect which has particularly […]

Adrian Sutil expressed his satisfaction after progressing through to Q2 during qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix. Sutil set the 14th fastest time as wet conditions struck Shanghai on Saturday and reckons the weather aided Sauber's performance. "I am satisfied with today’s qualifying," he said. "Although the conditions were not easy, I am happy that we got through to Q2. This is a better performance in comparison to the last qualifying sessions. "We were able to benefit from the wet conditions and it was better […]

Adrian Sutil has admitted that Sauber faces an uphill challenge ahead of this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. Sauber has yet to score a point in 2014 and Sutil is not expecting their fortunes to change drastically in China. "The driveability of the car is still not easy," he said. "I am struggling with the tyres to get them to work. There is still a lot of work ahead of us. "In comparison to Bahrain, I think we had more straight line top speed, which brings […]

Adrian Sutil has admitted that Sauber is simply too slow ahead of this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. Neither Sutil nor team-mate Esteban Gutierrez has scored a point so far in 2014, while their last two events have been blighted by unreliability and accidents. The German reckons Sauber made progress with the C33 at last week's post-race test in Bahrain but does not believe the team will make huge improvements until the sport reconvenes in Europe next month. "A little progress has been made at the […]

Adrian Sutil hit out at Marussia's Jules Bianchi after the pair clashed twice within the space of one lap at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Sutil and Bianchi made contact at turn four before the Marussia driver dived down the inside of his German rival into turn one. The pair collided, with the resulting damage forcing Sutil to retire from the race. Bianchi was handed a drive through penalty and had his license endorsed with two penalty points, bringing his total up to four. "My race […]

Adrian Sutil has been handed a five place grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Sutil was deemed to have 'forced car eight [Romain Grosjean] off the track between turns 13 and 14 in an unsafe manner' during the first knockout segment of qualifying in Bahrain. Sutil originally qualified in 18th place but will now start from the back of the grid. The Sauber driver's super licence was also endorsed with two penalty points.

Esteban Gutierrez says that it is not yet possible for Sauber to score points during a Grand Prix. Gutierrez qualified in 15th place for the Bahrain Grand Prix but played down Sauber's hopes of finishing in the top 10. "I am satisfied with the result of qualifying today," he said. "We managed to put together some fast laps. I want to thank my team; they did a good job in finding the right balance from my feedback. We need to look forward and still work […]

Sauber driver Adrian Sutil has hit out at Formula 1's weight restrictions, revealing that he is not even carrying a water bottle during the races this season. Weight has become a prominent issue in 2014 with heavier power units causing some teams to struggle to get down to the minimum weight, despite the figure of 691kg being an increase on 2013. It is understood that Sauber is struggling to reach the weight limit, exacerbating the issue for a tall driver such as Sutil. "We have […]

Sauber has identified the issues which have plagued the C33 in 2014, according to team principal Monisha Kaltenborn. Neither Adrian Sutil nor Esteban Gutierrez finished in Malaysia and while both drivers reached the chequered flag two weeks previously in Melbourne, they did so outside of the points. Sauber is reportedly struggling to get the C33 down to the weight limit, but Kaltenborn is confident that matters will soon improve. "Melbourne was important because we finished with both cars and Kuala Lumpur a disappointment because we […]

Sauber driver Adrian Sutil says that the C33 is still a difficult car to control. Sutil was 13th quickest during practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. "In comparison to Melbourne, we made a few steps forward," he said. "The things we had on our plan partly worked out. However, the car is difficult to control and it is not easy to drive. We have a lot work ahead of us. We made steps in the right direction and it is working better than […]