Sergio Perez said his main focus is on performing for Sauber in 2012 © Getty Images Enlarge Related Links Drivers:

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Sergio Perez impressed Ferrari with his performance during a half day of testing at the Fiorano circuit.

Perez is part of the Ferrari Driver Academy and completed 46 laps in the 2009 car at the test circuit on Thursday morning before handing over to fellow academy product Jules Bianchi. Head of the Ferrari Driver Academy Luca Baldisserri said that the team had been impressed with Perez, who displayed the attributes of a much more experienced driver than his age.

"Sergio proved to be aggressive and quick right from the start and was able to adapt to the car in a very short space of time," Baldisserri said. "He is very mature for his age, displaying an understanding that goes beyond the time he has spent driving single seaters."

After the session Perez said his target was to win the world championship with Ferrari, but that he was currently focussed on improving with Sauber.

"I think there is room for me to do well where I am and that's my current target," Perez said. "It's impossible to say how things will go and my dream is to become World Champion and it would be nice if it could happen with a team like this one. I have got a lot out of this time with the Ferrari Driver Academy. The work on the simulator, the meetings with the engineers are all things that will help me over the rest of the season and in general in the future."

Away from the test session, Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali said that Perez has a lot of potential to improve.

"I think he's having a great season," Domenicali is quoted by AS. "He will be a great race driver in formula one as he has started with a good approach and humility and he can grow a lot."