Both Sauber and Williams have set dates for the unveiling of their launch plans [and presumably, cars] for the 2024 Formula One season, with each team currently scheduling to debut their plans on February 5, 2024. Williams finished seventh in the 10-team Formula 1 world championship while Sauber finished ninth. Ahead of their union with […]
After collaborating with Alfa Romeo since the 2019 season, the Swiss-based Sauber team has dropped Alfa Romeo and reverted to their original name for the 2024 Formula One season. Sauber is making the move as they prepare to transition into becoming the factory Audi team for the 2026 Formula One season but Audi does not […]
The 2022 Formula One season only concluded a month ago and already Ferrari, McLaren and Williams have had massive activity within their teams. Ferrari began the parade of activity with team principal Mattia Binotto departing and now being replaced by Frederic Vasseur from Alfa Romeo/Sauber, which used Ferrari engines in 2022. That created a small […]
Audi has decided on Sauber as their team of choice when they officially enter Formula One racing in the 2026 season. Audi will purchase a stake in the Swiss team – formally making it Audi’s factory entrant – and Audi is currently designing an engine for which coincides with the introduction of Formula 1’s new […]
Audi announced they will make their Formula One debut in the 2026 after having officially registered as a power-unit manufacturer in Formula 1 – but has yet to confirm whether they will run its own team or supply engines to a current team. Audi, however, is expected to take over the Swiss-based Sauber team, which […]
Alfa Romeo and Sauber have announced that they will continue their Formula One collaboration name for at least another season. Sauber began the collaboration in 2018 and were renamed Alfa Romeo that season – marking the return to F1 for Alfa Romeo, which had not been involved since 1987. Currently, after nine races, Alfa Romeo […]
Former Formula One driver Marcus Ericsson won his first IndyCar race, taking Race One of the 2021 Detroit Grand Prix. The 30-year-old Swedish driver took advantage of Will Power’s misfortune when Power was the leader entering a late-race restart but Power’s car suffered a mechanical failure and could not re-start the race. That allowed Ericsson […]
Sauber has switched their name to Alfa Romeo Racing for the 2019 Formula One season. Peter Sauber’s 25-year run will end as Alfa Romeo becomes the title sponsor of the team – Alfa Romeo was a constructor before exiting the sport in 1985. Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi will race for the team in 2019 […]
Marcus Ericsson is out at Sauber and has been replaced by Italian reserve driver, Antonio Giovinazzi, who will be joining Kimi Raikkonen for the 2019 Formula One season. The 24-year-old Giovinazzi has only competed in two F1 races [both as a replacement for the injured Pascal Wehrlein], making his F1 debut at the 2017 Australian […]
Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen will leave Ferrari and join Sauber for the 2019 season, to be replaced at Ferrari by current Sauber driver, Charles Leclerc. The 38-year-old Finn, who is a former world champion [albeit in 2007] has failed to win a race in five years with Ferrari and returns to the team where he made […]
While preparing for this weekend’s 2018 Italian Grand Prix, Sauber Formula One driver Marcus Ericsson crashed spectacularly in a practice session at Monza after his DRS [drag reduction system] failed to close…
Alfa Romeo Sauber revealed their 2018 Formula One car in typically dramatic fashion – or at least with typically overly dramatic musical accompaniment…
Alfa Romeo announced that they would be partnering with Swiss-based Formula One team Sauber for the 2018 racing year. Alfa Romeo and Sauber will enter into a “multi-year technical and commercial partnership” while still running 2018-spec Ferrari engines for the racing season. Alfa Romeo was last involved in Formula One in 1985.
Monisha Kaltenborn, the team boss at Sauber for the last five years, has been booted out of that role after a disagreement with Swiss finance owners, Longbow Finance. Originally given the team boss role by team founder Peter Sauber after he retired, the 46-year-old was Formula One’s first and only female team boss. Sauber has […]
Sauber became the second Formula One team to reveal their car for the 2017 Formula One racing season, pulling the curtain open for their C36-Ferrari, the “Anniversary Special” celebrating the team’s 25th season racing in Formula One. The C36-Ferraris will be driven in 2017 by Marcus Ericsson and Pascal Wehrlein – although Wehrlein will miss […]
Sauber will have Pascal Wehrlein for the 2017 Formula One racing season, essentially clearing the way for Mercedes to sign Valtteri Bottas to replace the retired Nico Rosberg. Wehrlein makes the move to Sauber to replace Felipe Nasr [who could end up at bottom feeder Manor] and essentially clears the deck for Mercedes to sign […]
Financially struggling Formula One team Sauber elected not to participate in the in-season testing session at Silverstone last week, ostensibly citing cost issues, and now we know why – the team has confirmed that it has been sold to Swiss investors, Longbow Finance S.A. The deal will have no bearing on the company or the […]
BMW – an 80% owner of the Sauber Formula One team – shows you what goes into constructing a Formula One car…
In an incident that awarded him ASN’s coveted Pastor Maldonado Driving School Award for the race, Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson now claims that he did not see teammate Felipe Nasr when he ran over his front wing while both of them were rounding a corner on Lap Two of the 2015 USA Grand prix in Austin, […]
Sauber has elected to keep their drivers – Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr – for the 2016 Formula One racing season, announcing that they have renewed the contracts of each driver midway through the 2015 season. Nasr has amassed 16 points so far in the 2015 season and currently sits in 11th place while Ericsson […]