Sauber F1 signs Kamui Kobayashi

Peter Sauber

Even though Sauber Formula One team doesn’t have a spot on 2010 F1 Championship, that’s not stopping them from signing up Kamui Kobayashi.

The 23 year old has racing pedigree as he won this year’s GP2 Asia Series championship.

Kobayashi was quoted, “Ever since the start of my career, I have dreamed of racing in Formula One. Now this dream has come true. I am very happy that my two races in 2009 have earned me a cockpit place. I will do my very best for Peter Sauber’s team, and I am proud to be able to carry on flying the Japanese flag in Formula One.”

The story with Sauber F1 is that, BMW sold the team to original founder Peter Sauber at the end of the season, so as to quit F1.

FIA however has promised a grid slot for the Sauber team in place of the departing Toyota team.

Posted December 18th, 2009 in Constructors by unclesha.

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Brazil GP Fri Prac #1 (25 Nov 2011)

Mark Webber (RBR-Renault) 1:13.811 [26 laps]
Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) 1:13.825 [25 laps]
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) 1:13.961 [20 laps]
Sebastian Vettel (RBR-Renault) 1:14.025 [28 laps]
Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 1:14.507 [34 laps]
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) 1:14.541 [26 laps]
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Nico Hulkenberg (Force India-Mercedes) 1:15.178 [28 laps]
Paul di Resta (Force India-Mercedes) 1:15.241 [31 laps]
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 1:15.321 [29 laps]
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Brazil GP Sat Qualifying (26 Nov 2011)

Sebastian Vettel (RBR-Renault) Q1 - 1:13.664 / Q2 - 1:12.446 / Q3 - 1:11.918 [17 laps]
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Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) Q1 - 1:13.361 / Q2 - 1:12.811 / Q3 - 1:12.480 [22 laps]
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Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) Q1 - 1:13.694 / Q2 - 1:13.571 / Q3 - No time [18 laps]
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Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) 1:12.547 [19 laps]
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Jarno Trulli (Lotus-Renault) 69 laps [+2 Laps]
Jerome d'Ambrosio (Virgin-Cosworth) 68 laps [+3 Laps]
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Vitantonio Liuzzi (HRT-Cosworth) 61 laps [Retired]
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) 46 laps [Gearbox Retired]
Pastor Maldonado (Williams-Cosworth) 26 laps [Spin Retired]
Timo Glock (Virgin-Cosworth) 21 laps [Wheel Retired]

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Season 2011

Sebastian Vettel (German) RBR-Renault / 392 pts
Jenson Button (British) McLaren-Mercedes / 270 pts
Mark Webber (Australian) RBR-Renault / 258 pts
Fernando Alonso (Spanish) Ferrari / 257 pts
Lewis Hamilton (British) McLaren-Mercedes / 227 pts
Felipe Massa (Brazilian) Ferrari / 118 pts
Nico Rosberg (German) Mercedes GP / 89 pts
Michael Schumacher (German) Mercedes GP / 76 pts
Adrian Sutil (German) Force India-Mercedes / 42 pts
Vitaly Petrov (Russian) Renault / 37 pts
Nick Heidfeld (German) Renault / 34 pts
Kamui Kobayashi (Japanese) Sauber-Ferrari / 30 pts
Paul di Resta (British) Force India-Mercedes / 27 pts
Jaime Alguersuari (Spanish) STR-Ferrari / 26 pts
Sebastien Buemi (Swiss) STR-Ferrari / 15 pts
Sergio Perez (Mexican) Sauber-Ferrari / 14 pts
Rubens Barrichello (Brazilian) Williams-Cosworth / 4 pts
Bruno Senna (Brazilian) Renault / 2 pts
Pastor Maldonado (Venezuelan) Williams-Cosworth / 1 pts
Jarno Trulli (Italian) Lotus-Renault / 0 pts
Jerome d'Ambrosio (Belgian) Virgin-Cosworth / 0 pts
Timo Glock (German) Virgin-Cosworth / 0 pts
Heikki Kovalainen (Finnish) Lotus-Renault / 0 pts

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