Sergio Perez is confident that Sauber are in good shape for the first race in Australia, and believes he too is ready for the new season.
The Mexican driver finished fastest on the final day of pre-season testing to bring to an end his stint in the car, with teammate Kamui Kobayashi taking over for Sunday.
“I am very happy with how my final test day went,” said Perez. “We did an intensive programme with qualifying and race preparation, which was important to do.
“I think we have demonstrated that the car has developed well over the testing period. The team has made the most out of all the information we have collected and certainly is in good shape. Also personally I feel ready for Melbourne.”
The teams head of track engineering, Giampaolo Dall’Ara, reiterated the 22-year-olds feelings, adding: “We completed a good programme today. To simulate qualifying was a good exercise for the team and the driver and all went fine.
“In the afternoon we also simulated procedures you have for a race start and pit stops during the race. After losing some track time in the early days of pre-season testing, we are now pretty happy with the mileage we have achieved. The team back in the factory obviously contributed a lot to the progress.
“Tomorrow Kamui will have a similar programme in the morning, but a different one in the afternoon.”
