As the 2024 Formula 2 season reaches its finale in Abu Dhabi, championship leader Gabriel Bortoleto finds himself in an astonishing battle with contender Isack Hadjar. With just half a point separating the two, the stakes couldn’t be higher for this final round, making it arguably the closest title fight in the history of Formula…
In an intense qualifying session at the Yas Marina Circuit, French driver Victor Martins took home pole position, securing the two points, that would have been crucial for Isack Hadjar and Gabriel Bortoleto. The fight for the Formula 2 Championship 2024 had continued as the drivers prepared themselves for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying…
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….
Zhou Guanyu shone in the Qatar GP, securing his first points of the season with a determined drive to eighth place. His performance, which also earned him the Driver of the Day award, was a vital moment for both the Chinese driver and the Sauber F1 team as they bagged their first points of 2024….
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…
During the F1 Brazil Grand Prix weekend – and in the days before Sauber publicly announced that they would not be retaining the services of Zhou Guanyu next season – the Chinese driver reflected on how difficult the year had been so far. Whether Zhou Guanyu already knew that he would not have a seat…
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…
