Ericsson ready to "think outside the box" to improve one-lap pace

Sauber's Marcus Ericsson says he's ready to "think outside the box" to improve his speed in qualifying.

Ericsson struggled in last weekend's qualifying and didn't get as good of times as his younger team mate Charles Leclerc.

Leclerc has asserted his dominance at Sauber and now the rookie is Sauber's main man.

His performances have been so impressive, it is reported that Ferrari are very interested in signing the Sauber driver to replace Kimi Raikkonen next season.

Ericsson has complete confidence in himself when it comes to the actual race, he feels as if he needs to improve in the qualifying somehow in order to give himself a better chance for the race.

"I need to find a way to qualify better, that's the key," Ericsson told MotorsportWeek.

"I've said it for a few weekends now and that's still the main challenge for me at the moment as I think my race pace is as strong as anyone's and with the car we have I feel really confident in the races and I'm very strong in the tyre management which I showed in Austria and also today.

"For me, that will be the main focus, with the team, and try to get all the different feedback from them in how we can improve it, set-up, tyres, driving, everything. It's a combination of everything."