Saturday: Caterham Adrift in Barcelona
The Malaysian team is experiencing major problems this weekend. The team has not managed to find grip on the very demanding Catalan track.
Marcus Ericsson (No. 9) – 22nd and 20th [19th on the grid]
For the first time this season, the Swedish rookie outpaces his experienced Japanese teammate during the qualifiers. According to Ericsson, the Malaysian car seemed particularly difficult to handle: « The behavior of the car is unpredictable over almost the entire lap of the track, which makes it difficult to complete a clean lap. »
While being realistic, he retains a small hope: « We need to focus on having a clean race, maintaining the greatly improved reliability we have had since China and seizing all the opportunities that come our way. »
Kamui Kobayashi (n°10) – 21st and 21st [20th on the grid]
The Japanese driver struggled throughout the weekend with a car lacking grip. He approached qualifying knowing it would be difficult. He recounts his Q1: « We went out to do two single laps on mediums, and the first one was good, but on my second fast lap on the second stint, I lost some time behind Bianchi and had the same kind of balance issues that I had during the various practice sessions, and I just couldn’t extract more from the car. »
