European GP, ​​Sauber: Nasr advances to Q2, Ericsson 20th

In Baku, in qualifying for the European GP, ​​Sauber managed to access Q2 with Felipe Nasr, while Marcus Ericsson was eliminated in the first heat of the session. The Brazilian - author of an excellent Q1 - will start from 16th place tomorrow. The Swede, however, slowed down by traffic, recorded the 20th fastest time, also touching the barriers at Turn 7 in his last available attempt. Ericsson will start ahead of the Renaults of Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer.

"Overall it was a good qualification – declared Nasr satisfied –  first of all, I want to thank the whole team. In qualifying we managed to beat the Renaults and the Manors, which is a great thing. Today I pushed the car to the limit and the team did a good job. We can be happy with what we did in Q2. The performances we want to achieve are still far away, but it is already a step forward. We will continue to fight tomorrow in the race”.

"It was a disappointing session for me – Ericsson's comment – I had some traffic with both the first and second set of tyres. On my last attempt I was pushing hard and went over the limit. Being a city track, it is easy to graze the barriers. Touching the barriers in turn 7 I lost some time on the fastest lap. Despite a disappointing qualifying, I want to thank the mechanics: they worked hard this weekend to allow me to get on track in the best conditions. Tomorrow I will give my best for them too".

Piero Ladisa

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