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 team principal Jonathan Wheatley shares praise for rookie Gabriel Bortoleto as the Brazilian secures his first points finish in Formula 1 in the Austrian Grand Prix. Sauber have enjoyed a stellar run of form since their Spanish GP upgrade early last month. This uptick in pace reached a head at last weekend’s Austrian Grand…
The F1 Austrian GP was a major success for the Sauber team overall and a solid result for Nico Hülkenberg. Having already contributed 20 points to the team before the race, Hülkenberg added to that tally by finishing in ninth place in the Austrian GP securing valuable additional points for Sauber. A perfectly executed race…
The F1 British GP weekend is swiftly approaching, BWT Alpine Formula One Team just announced their reserve driver, Paul Aron, will drive the Sauber car for the FP1 session. All 10 of the F1 teams are required by the FIA to complete mandatory rookie Free Practice outings. Therefore, Alpine agreed with Kick Sauber for the…
Gabriel Bortoleto storms home to finish P8 at the Austrian GP, marking the best finish of his F1 career. After making his first Q3 appearance on Saturday and placing in the top 10 for all sessions this weekend, the Red Bull Ring has certainly been a memorable track for the rookie driver. Not only was…
Gabriel Bortoleto has reached Q3 ahead of the Austrian GP, marking it the best qualifying of his rookie F1 season. After finishing quicker than Sauber teammate Nico Hulkenberg in every session this weekend, the Brazilian looks on track for a promising result on Sunday. Clicking with the track Setting the eighth fastest time in Q3, Bortoleto…
Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto is disappointed in finishing outside the points again at the F1 Canadian GP. The Brazilian hoped to score his first career points at the Canadian GP. Regardless, he believed Sauber made the right call with the strategy, but their rivals happen to be very fast. Right call, but lacking pace Bortoleto did…
Following a difficult start to the 2025 Formula 1 season for Sauber, a happy Nico Hülkenberg reflects on his third, and second consecutive, points finish of the year in the wake of an exciting F1 Canadian GP. Despite securing a solid P7 finish for Sauber in the opening Grand Prix of 2025, Nico Hülkenberg has…
Gabriel Bortoleto arrived in Montreal for the F1 Canadian GP this week, under far from ideal circumstances. The Brazilian rookie, who drives for Sauber, was the victim of a robbery in Zurich, Switzerland—just days before flying out to Canada. According to reports first published by Band, Bortoleto was having dinner in Zurich when thieves broke…
Former Ferrari F1 Team Principal and current Sauber Chief Operations and Technical Officer Mattia Binotto shared his thoughts on the state of Ferrari and Hamilton’s signing on an interview with Italian magazine AutoMoto. Ferrari With Ferrari’s stagnating form on top, many are questioning if Ferrari will be able to pull through and build a car…
