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Sauber 'clearly improving' - Kobayashi

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Kamui Kobayashi: "We wanted to improve compared to the last test, and we clearly did that" © Sutton Images
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Kamui Kobayashi says that Sauber has "clearly" shown that it has improved compared to the previous test in Barcelona.

Kobayashi was sixth quickest on Friday after his first day in the car at the final test, 1.2 seconds slower than Romain Grosjean's pace-setting time. Although a hydraulic leak limited him to 77 laps, Kobayashi was pleased with the way the car was handling during the longer runs and said that the progress was obvious to him.

"I am pretty happy with the car and its handling under race conditions," Kobayashi said. "We wanted to improve compared to the last test, and we clearly did that. Obviously we couldn't do everything we had on our programme, but I think we can compensate for that.

"We still have two days of testing left and I'm very much looking forward to being in the car again on Sunday. Of course it is too early to know where we are compared to the others, but the feeling is good."

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