Midseason Report: Grading Sauber’s Esteban Gutierrez

For Esteban Gutierrez, the rise through the ranks of the junior formulae to fully fledged Formula One driver has been a rapid ascent. From GP3 champion in 2010 to third in the GP2 series in 2012 and Sauber’s reserve driver, the young Mexican has been thrown into the deep end as teammate to the experienced Nico Hulkenberg for his first full Grand Prix season. While Hulkenberg has scored all of Sauber’s seven points this season, Gutierrez has been learning the ropes and finding his feet. So I’m going to grade him on his Saturday and Sunday performances and give him a mark out of 10 for each.   Australia: Q18 / 13th A tough baptism for Gutierrez as Albert Park is not the easiest of circuits if you haven’t driven it...

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