Sauber Celebrate: Kamui Kobayashi Returns To the Battleground

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Published: June 28, 2010

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Sauber's rising star Kamui Kobayashi was arguably the driver of the day in Valencia. 
He jumped upon a opportunistic safety car period and took hold of an unexpected third position. He held this place throughout most of the Grand Prix.

What highlighted his potential in this position was the continuing abundance of pace that he portrayed on his first set of tyres. These tyres lasted him almost 50 laps, compared to the rest of the field who had already pitted long before, with many stopping for a fresh set in the aftermath of the Webber-Kovalainen collision.

Kobayashi set himself up with a credible points finish, by emerging from his one and only pit stop in ninth.

This was not the end, however. Two laps from the end, he put a move on Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari and that took some balls.

And he didn't stop there, as into the final corner, he seized upon an overly cautious Sebastien Buemi and rallied past the Toro Rosso driver to steal seventh place.

We were in awe once again of the young and inspiring driver. Such a view had been hard to recollect through much of this season.

We are not alien to the Japanese driver's risk-free attitude. His die-hard spontaneity won him a multitude of fans as he portrayed genuine raw pace in his races at Toyota last year.

Many were despondent, therefore, at his and his teammate Pedro De la Rosa's lack of potential at the returning Sauber team.

Both drivers looked deflated and unable to perform. We could not distinguish the talent from the cars, and it appeared as though this was because the Ferrari-powered machines would not allow it.

Kobayashi must have thought his dreams had come crashing down. De la Rosa must have wondered why a comeback after years as a test driver had seemed such a good idea at the time.

Now though, Kobayashi will be on the hunt for more. He will look to progress from his second points finish, the first...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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