Sauber is confident the Canadian Grand Prix will see the team more competitive again thanks to the nature of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Following a strong start to the season, Sauber’s lack of car development has seen it slip back in the midfield and the team has scored just two points in the last three races. Despite the dip in form, head of track engineering Giampaolo Dall’Ara says the long straights in Montreal should suit the car and allow Sauber to target a better haul of points this weekend.
“Although we managed to score two points at Monaco, the last two races have been rather difficult for the Sauber F1 team,” Dall’Ara said. “Our main target for the Canadian grand prix is to turn this around. The nature of the Montreal circuit is remarkably different and we expect it to fit the C34 better: straight-line speed, braking and generally low-speed cornering performance dominate for lap time.
“Depending on the weather, at times rainy, the track allows to alter the aerodynamic configuration of the car trading off downforce for drag reduction. We will have again the soft and supersoft tyres. It will be important to place our drivers further up the grid, and from there target to score more points.”
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