Peter Sauber has come out in anger over the failure of the Ferrari gearbox after both of his cars were forced to retire in Monza due to the system failing.
“It was like going back to formula one’s stone age,” Sauber told Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport.
The Sauber team are in close championship-battle with Force India and Toro Rosso, and Sauber has said the double-failure had cost the Hinwell-based squad valuable points.
Failures of this magnitude are becoming increasingly rare within the sport and Sauber has insisted that the defect had given their rivals a huge advantage as they head into the final six races of the season.
“For the second time this year like Australia we have given our opponents points in a big way.” Sauber continued.
The team’s 67-year old boss is looking ahead to 2012 and boyond when they are expected to receive a large cash-injection and make better use of their headquarters.
The team currently operates with around 280 staff in comparison with established teams such as McLaren and Ferrari who have around 500 people on-payroll.
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