Yeognam: The first two practice sessions for the Korean Grand Prix went well for the Sauber F1 Team. It was a usual Friday evaluating new aero parts and completing set-up work in the morning and understanding the difference between the two tyre compounds, the medium and supersoft, in the afternoon session. Both Sauber F1 Team drivers still see room for improvement for qualifying tomorrow afternoon.

Nico Hülkenberg said, “We were quite happy with the car this morning and found a good rhythm. The session this afternoon was a bit compromised because of the traffic. I couldn’t really get the first two runs together and, I think, there is still room for improvement on the option tyre. The car was performing quite well this morning, however, this afternoon it was a bit more difficult. We need to look into that now. I don’t think we showed our best today, but I’m confident for the rest of the weekend.”

Esteban Gutiérrez, said, “It was a very productive day. We’ve been trying different things on the car in order to adapt to the track. It’s quite a challenge, because you have to compromise somewhere as the first sector has a high-speed character, while in the second and third sectors you need quite a lot of downforce. The track itself is really nice, even better than I expected it to be. It’s fun to drive and has everything - fast, slow and medium speed corners. The first practice this morning gave me enough time to learn the track, and during the second session I was able to focus on the set-up and the balance of the car. Looking forward to qualifying tomorrow there is still room for improvement on the set-up.”