Sauber technical director James Key says the team will have some new updates for the European Grand Prix.
After running second for the middle part of the Canadian Grand Prix, Kamui Kobayashi lacked pace later in the race as the track dried and had to settle for seventh. Key said that Sauber would be bringing a few parts to Valencia in order to try and find more speed in dry conditions, while also working on improving the balance of the car.
"We will have some modifications on the car, including a slightly changed front wing and some other parts," Key said. "We hope our performance will be back on the level we had before Canada, where we felt we didn't perform as we wanted to in dry conditions. Also in the meantime we've been working hard on the balance of the car to try to ensure we can have a better level of performance in Valencia."
Key said another unknown quantity was going to be the medium compound Pirelli tyres, which were tested during practice in Canada but have yet to be used at a race this season.
"Valencia is a smooth stop and start street circuit. It's not so bad for mechanical grip, as the surface is quite flat. The emphasis will mainly be on braking stability in low speed corners and traction.
"There will be an unknown in Valencia, because we will have a new Pirelli medium tyre compound which we ran in Canada. However, that was on a different track and most probably different track conditions with regard to temperature. This is a tyre which we'll have to understand and get working quite quickly on Friday in preparation for the rest of the weekend."
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