{"id":19628,"date":"2013-10-18T07:05:43","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T11:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/?p=19628"},"modified":"2013-10-18T07:05:43","modified_gmt":"2013-10-18T11:05:43","slug":"gutierrez-admits-tensions-affected-f1-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/formula-1\/gutierrez-admits-tensions-affected-f1-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Gutierrez admits ‘tensions’ affected F1 form"},"content":{"rendered":"

F1 rookie Esteban Gutierrez has revealed the extent of his struggle for form this year.<\/p>\n

\"Esteban-Gutierrez-1\"The 22-year-old Mexican has struggled for much of 2013, but an improved Sauber and boosted confidence led to his maiden points – 6 of them – at Suzuka last weekend.<\/p>\n

His chances of staying at the Swiss team for a second season have therefore been radically boosted.<\/p>\n

“Coming up in formula one is not easy, you have to go step by step,” Gutierrez told the French magazine Auto Hebdo.<\/p>\n

“I made some mistakes early in the season, like all rookies, but then it was a matter of putting in place all the pieces of the puzzle.<\/p>\n

“The team knows how hard I’ve worked, and am still working, to get everything in place to grow as a grand prix driver, and to grow with the team.”<\/p>\n

A major piece of the puzzle, Gutierrez revealed, was adjusting to his new fame.<\/p>\n

“Many things changed for me,” he said.<\/p>\n

“We have a big family in Mexico, and the life of each member, not only mine, was affected radically, and in a really fast way.<\/p>\n

“Inevitably, this has created tensions.<\/p>\n

“This is not something I’ve ever mentioned or shown in the media, but it was unavoidable — and it has an impact,” added Gutierrez.<\/p>\n

Beyond 2013, he admitted that his future is essentially “not in my hands”.<\/p>\n

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