Sauber drivers urge team to improve low downforce package

Sauber duo Marcus Ericsson and Charles Leclerc urge their team to improve their downforce package following disappointing displays in Belgium and Italy...

Sauber's season has undoubtedly improved from last season's showing but it has gone a bit downhill.

The improvements that Ferrari made to their power unit were set to benefit Sauber, with Ericsson aiming for a double points finish in both Belgium and Italy.

However, the team were only able to score a single point across both Grands Prix (Ericsson in Belgium).

"There's definitely something wrong with the package we have brought (to Monza) and this we need to analyse it and understand what was wrong," Leclerc said. "I think every time we brought something (updates) it always worked, and sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn't and that's what happened (at Monza).

Leclerc's team-mate echoed the driver's quotes.

"In general, we've been a bit slower than expected, we thought we were going to be stronger," Ericsson said. "But to be fair, I think both Spa and at Monza with the lower downforce tracks we've been struggling a bit more and I think we all look forward to coming back to Singapore and more high downforce tracks, we were a lot stronger on them prior to the break so hopefully we can get back on form.