After a few technical difficulties, this weeks Barcelona test isnt going wholly to plan for Saubers Sergio Perez. But, despite the limited mileage, Perez remains optimistic that the team is making steady progress and that his new car will be competitive once the season gets underway
Q: Sergio, you are heading into your second season, what did you learn from your rookie year?
Sergio Perez: To put it simply I have more idea about what I am doing. I can do more than just learning to do the basics, like being able to handle the steering wheel. Now I can focus on so many other things and this can be seen at these pre-season tests, even though we were a bit unhappy on the first day in Barcelona, as we werent able to do as much mileage as we would have wanted. I have learnt to understand what I want from the car and how I can communicate this to my engineers. As a rookie you sometimes feel that experience is overrated, but from what I know now, I can say that it helps to have 19 races and a lot of test mileage under my belt.
Q: You have said that it took you longer to recover from your accident in Monaco than you expected. How did you fight your way back?
SP: Well, it really took longer than I would have guessed. I’d estimate that it took me until the Budapest race to fully recover and be my old self. It was really surprising that when I arrived in Budapest suddenly everything was back to normal. Obviously one day can change a lot. From then on, it was as if nothing ever happened.
Q: Your Sauber seemed to struggle towards the end of last season. How is the new car performing?
SP: Well, so far I think that we havent reached our full potential. I think we still have some steep mountains to climb, as we are facing
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