Nico Hülkenberg had an outstanding Friday to open the F1 US GP weekend for Sauber, setting the second-fastest practice lap before qualifying 4th for Saturday’s sprint race at Austin. It represents Hülkenberg’s best starting position for any F1 race since 4th at the sprint race at Red Bull Ring with Haas in 2023. It is…
2025 marks a new year of opportunities for younger drivers or ones with plenty of experience in other categories as each team needs to give a rookie driver or drivers four opportunities in their cars during the season in F1 FP1 sessions. In previous years it had been just two, with many saving the second…
Sauber F1 team principal Jonathan Wheatley has opened up about Nico Hülkenberg’s lowly P20 finish, Gabriel Bortoleto’s performance, the drivers’ one-lap pace, and team morale following a difficult Singapore GP on Sunday. Hülkenberg put his recent streak of tricky qualifying sessions behind to emerge as the leading Sauber on the grid. He set the eleventh-fastest…
Alpine’s Franco Colapinto has opened up about the limitations of the A525, the strategy choice, and Nico Hülkenberg’s spin following his sixteenth-place finish at the F1 Singapore GP on Sunday. After struggling for pace throughout the practice sessions at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, Colapinto failed to make it out of Q1. However, he managed…
Kick Sauber struggled to find their rhythm ahead of the F1 Singapore GP. Gabriel Bortoleto was eliminated in Q1 and Nico Hulkenberg made it to Q2. Bortoleto is cleared along with Tsunoda and Russell for not slowing down enough under a yellow flag. The Sauber team is lucky to be moving up to P11 and P14…
Sauber endured a challenging opening day at the Singapore GP, with both Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto struggling to find their rhythm at the Bay. The team’s difficulties were evident across both practice sessions, leaving them with significant work ahead of Saturday’s qualifying. In FP1, Hulkenberg finished 12th with under 1.2 seconds off Alonso’s best….
In recent weeks, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali revealed potential changes to the race weekend format aimed at enhancing fan engagement. One notable proposal includes increasing the number of Sprint Races from six to twelve by 2027. Ahead of the 2025 Azerbaijan GP, Sauber F1 Driver Gabriel Bortoleto shared his thoughts on the idea of doubling…
Having unlocked pace and consistency as the two-day 2025 F1 Academy in-season test progressed, Emma Felbermayr was optimistic after Wednesday’s running at the Circuito de Navara. The Sauber-backed driver had initially struggled to find her rhythm, finishing down the order in P17 and P11 across the first two sessions. Yet with the support of Rodin…
Nico Hülkenberg’s F1 Italian GP lasted all of one formation lap, but the veteran German driver’s perspective from the sidelines provided unique insights into what could have been a promising weekend for Sauber at Monza. Heartbreak before the racing begins Just as the field prepared to tackle the legendary circuit, Hülkenberg’s F1 Italian GP race…
Gabriel Bortoleto continued his impressive rookie season at the F1 Italian GP, securing another valuable points finish after a hard-fought race at Monza. The Brazilian qualified 7th and finished the race in 8th. Teammate Nico Hülkenberg was forced to retire on the formation lap. Sauber’s hopes for points rested solely on Bortoleto, making the rookie’s…
