Sauber and Racing Bulls set for Imola F1 testing
The Sauber and Racing Bulls Formula 1 teams will kick off their 2025 campaigns with a multi-day test in Imola this week. As previously reported, Racing Bulls will head to the venue of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix for a three-day test of a previous car [TPC], with its 2025 racing drivers Yuki Tsunoda and […]
Another F1 figure connected with the Ecclestone era has gone
Another link between Formula 1’s past and present has been severed – for now. Alessandro Alunni Bravi might not be a household name for fans but the announcement that he is to leave Sauber puts even more distance between F1’s corporate present and its past as Bernie Ecclestone’s personal fiefdom. Read Also: Alunni Bravi qualified […]
Why Bottas is not letting the “worst-case scenario” end his F1 career
Valtteri Bottas may be excited about ‘what’s next’ for him in Formula 1, but there is no hiding the disappointment about how a ‘worst-case scenario’ left him on the sidelines. Having had high hopes about what a move to Alfa/Romeo Sauber in 2022 – then under the leadership of Fred Vasseur – could bring him, Bottas was ultimately denied […]
McLaren won’t stand in Bortoleto’s way if he gets Sauber F1 chance
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the team won’t stand in protege Gabriel Bortoleto’s way if Sauber wants to offer him a Formula 1 race seat, but would rather sanction a loan move than let the youngster go definitively. Bortoleto recently emerged as one of the main contenders to partner Nico Hulkenberg at the future […]
Audi admits to youth versus experience dilemma over F1 driver choice
The Audi-owned Sauber Formula 1 team has admitted to facing a youth versus experience dilemma over its driver choice for next year, as it ponders what is best for the long term. The German manufacturer had hoped to lure Carlos Sainz for 2025 to become team-mate to Nico Hulkenberg, as it transitions to become a […]
Audi CEO call «shows respect» and commitment to F1
Nico Hulkenberg believes receiving a call from Audi CEO Gernot Doellner about management changes ahead of his move next season «shows respect» and underlines the German manufacturer’s commitment to its Formula 1 project. Audi will take over the Hinwil-based outfit when joining the grid in 2026, with Hulkenberg recruited as the first confirmed driver for […]
Wheatley and Binotto to form “dual management” of Audi F1 team
Jonathan Wheatley and Mattia Binotto will form a “dual management” structure of Audi’s Formula 1 team when the marque rebrands the Sauber squad in 2026. Wheatley’s upcoming exit from his sporting director role was announced by the Red Bull squad on Thursday, but no word was initially forthcoming from Audi. It has since released a […]
Zhou penalised for impeding Verstappen in Spa qualifying
Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu has been penalised for impeding Max Verstappen during Q1 for Formula 1’s 2024 Belgian Grand Prix, in an incident that enraged the Red Bull driver. As the final third of qualifying’s first knockout session commenced, Verstappen was coming through Blanchimont on a flying lap when he came across Zhou going slowly on […]
Binotto brought in to «change speed» of Audi F1 programme
Mattia Binotto’s sole leadership of Audi’s Formula 1 effort should «change the speed» of its Sauber takeover, says team representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi. Earlier this week, Audi announced team CEO Andrea Seidl and chairman Oliver Hoffmann had left the team, with former Ferrari F1 chief Binotto joining on 1 August to replace both. Audi announced […]