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Italian GP: Qualifying notes - Sauber

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05/09/2015

A satisfying result in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix for the Sauber F1 Team starting from P11 (Nasr) and from P12 (Ericsson). Marcus Ericsson put in a strong performance by finishing in P10 - making it into Q3 in qualifying for the third time this season after the Malaysian and Chinese Grand Prix. However, Ericsson was given a penalty for impeding another driver in Q1. Felipe Nasr qualified 12th, but will move up one position.

What you also should know: As usual, Felipe Nasr will drink an espresso tomorrow before the race start - but from now on for a good cause. The #AngelCup, which is designed and signed by the internationally renowned pop artist Romero Britto, will be used and signed by Felipe and auctioned at Charitybuzz (http://chrty.bz/AngelCup1) afterwards. This will happen from now on at every race during the 2015 Formula One season. The proceeds will benefit our Charity Partner the Gabrielle’s Angels Foundation for Cancer Research (http://www.gabriellesangels.org/).

Marcus Ericsson: "Overall it has been a good day. We have shown a strong performance in qualifying and reached Q3. Everyone has done a good job. We have gone in the right direction in terms of the set-up of the car, with qualifying being the strongest session throughout the weekend. I am pretty pleased with that, even though on my run in Q3 I made a mistake, so I could have done a better lap. In the end we made it into the top ten so have good chances to score points tomorrow."

Felipe Nasr: "First of all, the balance of the car felt good, and I was able to extract the most out of the it. I was quite confident about making it into Q3, but on my second run in Q2 I made a mistake which forced me to abort this lap. Nevertheless, it is a good starting position in order to score points."

Monisha Kaltenborn, Team Principal: "Well done by the team - finishing in the top ten in qualifying is a good performance. Therefore, we achieved what we expected so far. Although Marcus was given a penalty, these are promising positions to fight for points tomorrow. Now it is important that we maximise our opportunites."

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