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Stake, title sponsor of the Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber, under investigation over alleged breach of UK advertising rules.

Sauber F1 title sponsor Stake under investigation over alleged contraventions of UK gambling rules

Karishma Persad5 months ago5 months ago07 mins

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has launched an investigation into alleged contraventions of UK gambling rules by Stake, title sponsor of Sauber F1. They have received complaints about social media posts which allegedly feature the gambling company’s logo superimposed on viral images. The involvement of Stake with Sauber in F1 In 2017, Bijan Tehrani and…

Alessandro Alunni Bravi at the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix.

Alessandro Alunni Bravi to leave Sauber F1 squad

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

Sauber confirms the departure of Alessandro Alunni Bravi, their Team Representative and Managing Director from the end of January 2025. Alunni Bravi’s journey with Sauber The Italian joined Sauber in 2017 as their General Counsel and Board Member and became their Managing Director in 2022. Under the latter role, he was responsible for managing marketing,…

2025 F1 rookie feature: Gabriel Bortoleto

Lenny Sundahl5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

After winning the Formula 3 and Formula 2 championships in back to back seasons, Gabriel Bortoleto deservedly got the call to move up to F1 for 2025, partnering Nico Hulkenberg in an all-new line-up for Kick Sauber. Bortoleto will be the first Brazilian in a race seat in Formula 1 since Pietro Fittipaldi deputized the…

Bottas says “I’ve still got things to give” as he looks for F1 return in 2026

Rohan Brown6 months ago5 months ago08 mins

Qualifying P9 but not finishing the race, this year’s finale at the F1 Abu Dhabi GP was a write-off for Valtteri Bottas in a season of woe as he scored no points. Sauber’s car was off the pace, although they made clear gains at the last three rounds. By then, it was too late for…

F1 2024 Driver Rankings: 8th | Nico Hülkenberg

James O'Connor6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

14 years on from his Formula 1 debut with Williams Racing, Nico Hülkenberg continues to impress in Formula 1 as he had a superb 2024 campaign with Haas, and he is 8th in Pit Debrief’s 2024 F1 Driver Rankings. Qualifying pace is as good as ever Many were sceptical about Hülkenberg’s return to F1 in…

F1 2024 Driver Rankings: 17th | Valtteri Bottas

Ryan McGahey6 months ago6 months ago09 mins

Valtteri Bottas’ third and final year with Sauber failed to live up to expectations netting him 17th in our F1 2024 Driver Rankings. A poor C44 saw the Finn suffer his first pointless season in his 12 year Formula 1 career. 2024 was a year to forget for Bottas. With his three year stint with…

F1 2024 Driver Rankings: 18th | Zhou Guanyu

Karishma Persad6 months ago6 months ago014 mins

Zhou Guanyu’s three-year stint at Sauber ends not with a bang, as he would have hoped, but with a whimper, as reflected in our F1 Driver Rankings. Despite a promising P11 finish during the 2024 Bahrain GP, the Chinese driver struggled throughout the season, failing to score points in all but one race. With just…

Alonso sees Bortoleto as best F1 rookie in 2025

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

Fernando Alonso has claimed that Gabriel Bortoleto will be the best Formula 1 rookie next year, as three confirmed rookies will race next to the new Formula 2 champion. Rookies in 2025 Next year, four rookies will have their full-season debut in Formula 1. Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s debut at Mercedes is the most anticipated one,…

Bottas: Joining Sauber in F1 “was a mistake” as the team “had me over”

Ryan McGahey6 months ago6 months ago08 mins

Valtteri Bottas reflects on his poor final Grand Prix with Sauber in Abu Dhabi. The Finn also broke down the failings of the team over his three year stint as Hinwil. Valtteri Bottas suffered a point-less season in 2024, with the Finn finishing the season 22nd in the championship. Speaking after his final Grand Prix…

“You probably will see my face in this paddock” – Zhou on his F1 future

Anna Elizabeth Krausová6 months ago6 months ago08 mins

Zhou Guanyu didn’t have the easiest Formula 1 season in 2024, struggling with the car and only scoring precious points in one race out of twenty four. With his Sauber contract expiring this year, he was set to look for other options of the grid. Unfortunately, it seems the Chinese driver didn’t manage to secure…