Pascal Wehrlein brushed aside criticism of his absence at the two season-opening races ahead of his Sauber debut this weekend. The 22-year-old German returns to action at the Bahrain Grand Prix having missed both the Australian and Chinese Grands Prix due to injury and lack of fitness. Wehrlein suffered back and neck injuries when he crashed at the Race of Champions in January. The accident ruled him out of pre-season testing and both races as he struggled to gain the condition required to drive this year's bigger, heavier and faster cars. 'It's my first race this year and normally the more races you do the easier it gets,' he told reporters. “I think I will be fine in the car –...
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