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Sauber team Principal Monisha Kaltenborn has claimed that her team could finish above Force India and finish in sixth place in the constructors’ championship this season.
“I think we still have room to improve and it’s something which, if we get our act together, if we don’t make mistakes, if we continue to be as focused as we are, we have good chances to maybe go further up on our own merit,” Kaltenborn said.
“It’s equally important to look behind as well as because you don’t need much to go wrong in one or two races and suddenly maybe you’re somewhere back again where you don’t want to be,” she added.
Sauber had a good weekend at Suzuka with Nico Hulkenberg finishing in sixth while his teammate Esteban Gutierrez finished behind him. After the race Sauber now stands 17 points behind Force India with four races remaining in the season.
Kaltenborn also found time to praise Gutierrez, who managed to earn the first points finish in the Formula One career.
“We’ve seen him improving over the last few races and he’s had a really rough start to the season. But I think after the last race, you could just feel that, with his qualifying and his race pace, he is just there,” she said.
