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Sauber: Wehrlein criticism ‘awful and appalling'

Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn has strongly defended Pascal Wehrlein's late withdrawal from the Australian Grand Prix. The German told his team after Friday's practice session that he did not feel fit enough to complete a full race distance after missing out on a vast majority of pre-season due to a back injury sustained at the Race of Champions in January. His decision saw Ferrari test driver Antonio Giovinazzi return to the car at the last-minute and drew plenty of plaudits for his performance given his limited time on track. The main accusation thrown at Wehrlein was that he should have let the team know earlier if he had any doubts, but Kalteborn believes he deserves credit...
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