It is a weekend in Formula 1 that has allowed Guanyu Zhou to participate in his first race on home soil. The Chinese Grand Prix has been Sauber’s best performance so far in the season, where they reached Q3 for the first time in the Sprint Classification with both drivers, while the Chinese driver was…
Valtteri Bottas has continued his good start to the season in Shanghai. He will start from the 10th grid slot later today as he made Q3, with teammate Zhou Guanyu failing to advance from Q1. The former Mercedes is now 5-0 up in Grand Prix qualifying against his stablemate. It was clear from the first…
Valtteri Bottas started the Japanese Grand Prix in the 13th grid spot and finished 14th when the chequered flag waved. The chaotic start of the Japanese Grand Prix resulted in an early red flag caused by the crash between RB’s Ricciardo and the Williams of Albon at turn 3. Starting on the soft compound tyres,…
In a qualifying session that saw Max Verstappen secure yet another pole position, Valtteri Bottas navigated the challenges of Suzuka in his quest to grab a competitive starting position for Sunday’s race. The Finn had a rollercoaster ride through the qualifying drama, wasting no time to get onto the track in Q1, securing eighth place…
Along with receiving a €5000 fine, the Sauber Formula One team experienced more terrible pit stops at the Australian Grand Prix. The team experienced back-to-back slow pit stops this season already. Bottas was had a 50-second pit stop in Bahrain, while Zhou suffered his share of it in Saudi Arabia. After experiencing two slow pit…
Zhou Guanyu was left extremely disappointed as his front wing gave up on him after hitting the turn 10 kerb on his final lap during Q1 at the Australian Grand Prix. Heading into the final sector, he took the kerb like everyone has been throughout the weekend but the left hand side of his front…
2024 marks the twelfth season in Formula One for Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas. The 34-year-old is out of contract at the end of this season and is looking to secure another multi-year deal following his move from Mercedes to the Hinwill-based squad at the conclusion of the 2021 season. There has been quite a bit…
Sauber F1 driver Zhou Guanyu found himself in pit lane mayhem at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. These issues echoed the problems at this season’s first race in Bahrain, where the team had a wheel nut nightmare with Valtteri Bottas’s car. Bottas experienced a pit stop horror story that reminded the watchers-on of Monaco 20221…
Drivers’ Championship 1) Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 51 2) Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing 36 3) Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari 28 4) George Russell Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 18 5) Oscar Piastri McLaren Racing 16 6) Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari 15 7) Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team 12 8) Lando Norris Aston…
With everything in the past months indicating that Audi will be making its entry into Formula 1 in 2026, they have officially confirmed plans to accelerate their takeover of the shareholding of Sauber Formula 1 team. Audi has confirmed its intention to fast track the takeover of the Sauber team, with plans to join by…
