In what could be his last Formula 1 qualifying session, Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas puts his Kick Sauber C44 into ninth in Q3, the only second time the Finnish driver made it to the last qualifying stage. After what was a big surprise to many, Valtteri Bottas reflected on his Q3 appearance. Bottas is ready to…
Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas had his penultimate race for the team at Qatar. Over the weekend, the team showed a strong performance in all sessions. However, Bottas was left unhappy with his P11 finish in Sunday’s Grand Prix. The Finn had a great opening day on Friday, as he finished 13th in the Sprint Qualifying….
Audi has announced that the Qatari Investment Authority acquired a significant minority stake in Sauber Holding AG, the future factory team of Audi. QIA will enter the Formula 1 project as a long-term investor and partner. The German manufacturer officially joins in 2026, taking over the Sauber F1 Team. It will use the facility in…
Valtteri Bottas confirms he is in talks with Mercedes F1 about taking on a reserve driver role for next season. The Finnish driver has his sights set on a return to the Formula 1 grid in 2026, stating he has turned down an IndyCar offer to focus on this goal. Sauber’s decision to sign rookie…
Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu will start Saturday’s Las Vegas GP from P13, after an unexpectedly strong performance during Friday’s late-night qualifying session. While speaking with the media after Friday’s late-night qualifying session, the Sauber driver described his performance as unexpected and stated that the team had made “good progress” to achieve his P13 start despite the…
Ahead of the 2024 F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu spoke about his team’s decision to drop both him and his teammate, Valtteri Bottas, from their 2025 line-up, as well as the possibility of joining Ferrari in the future as a reserve driver. Zhou, whose F1 future has been at risk since the…
Sauber F1 driver Valtteri Bottas spoke in the press conference on Wednesday after the news broke that he and fellow driver Zhou Guanyu would be leaving at the end of the season. 50-50 chance of staying The Finn stated that he got ‘a bit unlucky’ and that his future with the team ‘wasn’t meant to…
Gabriel Bortoleto will be joining the 2025 grid alongside his new teammate, Nico Hulkenburg in Sauber. He is the third confirmed rookie on the grid as he joins the line-up that currently consists of Jack Doohan and Kimi Antonelli. They have secured their 2025 seats with Sauber, Alpine and Mercedes respectively. Championship leader Bortoleto joined…
After several months of speculation, on Wednesday, Audi and Sauber Motorsport AG confirmed that they had signed 20-year-old Gabriel Bortoleto on a multi-year deal which will see the Brazilian driver, who currently leads the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Drivers’ Championship standings, partnering with Nico Hülkenberg when they transition to the Audi F1 factory team. The…
In spite of failing to score points yet again, Sauber had a relatively strong weekend in Mexico City as Valtteri Bottas made it to the second segment of qualifying for the first time since the Belgian Grand Prix. Starting from P15 on the grid, the Finn took the chequered flag in fourteenth place. Meanwhile, after…
