Sauber, Perez: “Michael was too optimistic with what he felt”

Sauber finishes in tenth place with Sergio Perez in the Singapore Grand Prix. The other driver, Kamui Kobayashi, crossed the finish line in 14th position. Perez managed to get into the points despite being involved in an accident with Michael Schumacher.

Sergio Perez – 10: “I think tenth place is the best we could manage today. I was on a two-stop strategy, starting on the supersoft tires and changing after 15 laps to the soft compound for my second stop. I had to pit early because I had a puncture after the accident with Michael (Schumacher), and then I had to do a very long stint – actually just a little more than half the race distance. With the second set of soft tires I think Michael was too optimistic with what he tried. It's a shame to have lost a place to Felipe (Massa) in the end, but the tires were finished and I couldn't defend myself anymore. We will continue to fight to get sixth place in the championship again. ”

Kamui Kobayashi – 14th: “It was a very difficult weekend for me. Our pace all weekend was really good, but in the race, due to traffic and a mistake with the strategy when the Safety Car was on track, it didn't go well. I was very surprised when I saw the drive-through, because I didn't see any blue flags."