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Amid the recent F-duct debate, it was suggested that Mercedes’ Ross Brawn had broken a teams’ ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ that the technology should not be pursued.<\/p>\nThere are still some “gentlemen” in F1, team boss and owner Peter Sauber insists.<\/p>\n
Amid the recent F-duct debate, it was suggested that Mercedes’ Ross Brawn had broken a teams’ ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ that the technology should not be pursued.<\/p>\n
“I think you need gentlemen in formula one for this” Sport Bild reporter Ralf Bach jibed sarcastically during a news conference recently.<\/p>\n
But Sauber, arguably one of the few gentlemen in the paddock, told Sonntagsblick that he still has some peers.<\/p>\n
Asked if he was privately congratulated after Sergio Perez’s second place in Malaysia recently, the Swiss said: “Martin Whitmarsh, of McLaren, offered me a very nice congratulation.<\/p>\n
“Franz Tost (Toro Rosso) wrote me a lovely text.\u00a0 And then Domenicali and the people at Ferrari; we have a very friendly relationship,” added Sauber.<\/p>\n
As for whether there are many other gentlemen in F1, he insisted: “In this business, you don’t really ask this question.<\/p>\n
“I didn’t know Colin Chapman.\u00a0 Ken Tyrrell was someone who appealed to me greatly, but he didn’t take us (Sauber) seriously.\u00a0 It was the same with Frank Williams.”<\/p>\n
Indeed, in the paddock, scepticism and cynicism are more widespread, which explains why Sauber’s 2012 car – although fast throughout winter testing – was not regarded as a serious threat until mere days ago.<\/p>\n
“We knew our car was good after the tests in Jerez and Barcelona.\u00a0 But the others just thought that we were running light, which is common when a team from the midfield shows something,” said Sauber.<\/p>\n
Also amusing, according to Peter Sauber, is the story of Sergio Perez.<\/p>\n
“A year ago it was said he just paid for his cockpit.\u00a0 So it makes me chuckle now when I see them say he is going to Ferrari,” he smiled.<\/p>\n
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