Qualifying - Italian GP report: Sauber Ferrari

A satisfying result in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix for the Sauber F1 Team starting from P11 (Nasr) and from P12 (Ericsson). Marcus Ericsson put in a strong performance by finishing in P10 – making it into Q3 in qualifying for the third time this season after the Malaysian and Chinese Grand Prix. However, Ericsson was given a penalty for impeding another driver in Q1. Felipe Nasr qualified 12th, but will move up one position.

Marcus Ericsson

“Overall it has been a good day. We have shown a strong performance in qualifying and reached Q3. Everyone has done a good job. We have gone in the right direction in terms of the set-up of the car, with qualifying being the strongest session throughout the weekend. I am pretty pleased with that, even though on my run in Q3 I made a mistake, so I could have done a better lap. In the end we made it into the top ten so have good chances to score points tomorrow.”

Felipe Nasr

“First of all, the balance of the car felt good, and I was able to extract the most out of the it. I was quite confident about making it into Q3, but on my second run in Q2 I made a mistake which forced me to abort this lap. Nevertheless, it is a good starting position in order to score points.”

Monisha Kaltenborn, Team Principal

“Well done by the team – finishing in the top ten in qualifying is a good performance. Therefore, we achieved what we expected so far. Although Marcus was given a penalty, these are promising positions to fight for points tomorrow. Now it is important that we maximise our opportunites.”