Sauber signs Perez for 2011 season

Duke · 4 Oct 2010 at 17:42

Heidfeld being used and abused again, as he won't get a 2011 drive with them.

The Sauber team has announced that Mexican Sergio Perez will race alongside Kamui Kobayashi in the 2011 season.

The 20-year-old, who is currently in second place in this year's GP2 championship, will become the first Mexican Formula 1 driver since Hector Alonso Rebaque, who competed in grand prix racing from 1977 to 1981.

Perez, who is yet to drive Formula 1 machinery, has raced in GP2 and GP2 Asia since late-2008, having won the British Formula 3 national class championship in 2007.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87193

Duke · 5 Oct 2010 at 15:47

ShakenNstirred said:
money talks
he must be buying the seat, seeing as he hasnt even driven an F1 car

Telmex would be paying for it.

Duke · 5 Oct 2010 at 17:54

Just checking whether you had read the article

Duke · 5 Oct 2010 at 19:12

Yep they have updated the car. Info and pics here http://f1prospects.com/the-new-formula-1-inspired-2011-gp2-car/ - looks much more like an 2009/2010 F1 car now.

Duke · 5 Oct 2010 at 21:05

Yep but if they do turn out to be good then its okay

Its just when they sit in a car all season then get beaten by someone coming into the team at the end of the season *cough* not looking at a certain team on the grid this season *cough*