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Sauber 'certainly in good shape' - Perez

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Sergio Perez: "The team has made the most out of all the information we have collected and certainly is in good shape" © Sutton Images
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Sauber's Sergio Perez said he was "very happy" ahead of the start of the season after setting the fastest time yet in pre-season testing at Barcelona.

In his final day in the new car before the Australian Grand Prix, Perez clocked a 1:22.094 to top the timesheets on the penultimate day of pre-season testing.

"I am very happy with how my final test day went," he said. "We did an intensive programme with qualifying and race preparation, which was important to do. I think we have demonstrated that the car has developed well over the testing period. The team has made the most out of all the information we have collected and certainly is in good shape. Also personally I feel ready for Melbourne."

Giampaolo Dall'Ara, head of track engineering, added: "We completed a good programme today. To simulate qualifying was a good exercise for the team and the driver and all went fine. In the afternoon we also simulated procedures you have for a race start and pit stops during the race. After losing some track time in the early days of pre-season testing, we are now pretty happy with the mileage we have achieved. The team back in the factory obviously contributed a lot to the progress. Tomorrow Kamui will have a similar programme in the morning, but a different one in the afternoon."

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