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“Just focusing on the amazing opportunity I got from Williams” — Franco Colapinto not worrying about F1 future beyond 2024

Anumitha Murugapandian1 year ago1 year ago03 mins mins

Franco Colapinto’s future in Formula One is one of the biggest talking points after the rookie driver has shown immense potential just three races into his career. The Williams team has confirmed its line-up for 2025 with Alex Albon and current Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz forming it. The 21-year-old Argentinian, who replaced Sargeant mid-season this…

Zhou Guanyu will not wait indefinitely if he loses his F1 seat in 2025: “If the wait exceeds one or two years, then I will probably make the decision to leave this championship”

David Coath1 year ago1 year ago05 mins mins

Zhou Guanyu spoke in Singapore prior to the F1 mini break and gave an insight into how his plans are shaping up for next year. The Chinese racer admitted that he has already had discussions with other motorsport series but that F1 is his priority. The Shanghai hometown hero also explained that if he has…

Franco Colapinto: Is he under serious consideration for the Sauber F1 seat?

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman1 year ago1 year ago06 mins mins

Franco Colapinto races for Williams since the Italian Grand Prix. The Argentinian impressed with his performance and scored points for the Grove based team. Many say he deserves a seat for the 2025 season. The last vacant seat is at Kick Sauber. Colapinto began this year in Formula 2 with MP Motorsport. He already had…

“Not getting the same equipment” as Bottas and lack of pace from C44 has masked F1 tyre management and race pain gains — Zhou Guanyu

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah1 year ago1 year ago03 mins mins

Sauber are having one of their toughest seasons in Formula One as the team languishes at the back of the pack. At the Singapore Grand Prix, their driver Zhou Guanyu finished 15th out of the 18 finishers. The Chinese driver was relatively pleased with his race at Marina Bay, beating Valtteri Bottas on merit. His…

Bottas praises Zhou’s “strong race” in F1 Singapore GP as he hopes for “big” car updates at the US GP

James O'Connor1 year ago1 year ago03 mins mins

Sauber’s miserable season continued at the Singapore Grand Prix as they finished in P15 and P16, although they did manage to cross the line ahead of Pierre Gasly and Daniel Ricciardo. Once again, Valtteri Bottas did a great job in qualifying, outpacing his teammate Zhou Guanyu by almost half a second as they were slowest…

Valtteri Bottas, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber C44, leads Zhou Guanyu, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber C44; 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Formula One World Championship

“At least we didn’t go backwards here” – Sauber duo assess their F1 Azerbaijan GP performance as they wait for updates

Rohit Bhaskar1 year ago1 year ago03 mins mins

Sauber’s rocky 2024 season continued at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and showed little sign of improvement. Their ongoing technical stagnation and lack of upgrades left drivers Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu battling in the lower midfield. The team, which has been dealing with internal changes and an upcoming Audi takeover, remains the only one yet…

Zhou Guanyu: Sauber “still highly motivated” despite 2024 F1 struggles

Anumitha Murugapandian1 year ago03 mins mins

Sauber is the only team yet to score a point after 16 races in the 2024 season. The team has been facing multiple problems throughout the year. In the opening rounds, problems with their equipment meant they had very, very slow stops, taking them out of any potential points scoring opportunities when the car was…

Binotto labels upcoming F1 Audi project as “the most fascinating challenge in F1” but warns success will take “several years”

David Coath1 year ago08 mins mins

Audi AG CEO Gernot Döllner and recently appointed COO and CTO of Sauber, Mattia Binotto spoke during the Italian Grand Prix weekend about the upcoming F1 Audi project. Döllner called the management combination of Binotto and Jonathan Wheatley the “perfect solution” whilst Binotto said he was about to undertake the most challenging project of his…

Audi with multiple options regarding F1 seat alongside Hülkenberg — Binotto

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah1 year ago04 mins mins

With the 2025 grid almost finalized, the soon-to-be Audi team has yet to decide who will partner Nico Hülkenberg next season. Initially, Carlos Sainz was tipped to join the Hinwil-based team before the Spaniard ultimately decided to join Williams instead following the uncertainty about the competitiveness of the project. Finalising their lineup for next year…

Sauber drivers reflect on uneventful F1 Italian Grand Prix as the team focus on developing the C44

Ryan McGahey1 year ago1 year ago04 mins mins

Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu discuss what was an uneventful race for the team last weekend, as the team’s pointless streak continues. Having once again failed to score points in the Italian Grand Prix, Kick Sauber are looking ahead under the watchful eye of incumbent Mattia Binotto, with the aim of improving the C44 before…