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Who should get the second seat at Audi/Sauber F1 in 2025? Our writers debate

Valtteri Bottas — (James O’Connor) The 35-year-old Finn has done a good job this year in extremely challenging circumstances. Sauber started the season relatively okay regarding pace, but issues with pit stops in the first third of the season took Bottas out of contention for points in Japan. Alpine and Williams have clearly outdeveloped them…

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Franco Colapinto: Is he under serious consideration for the Sauber F1 seat?

Franco Colapinto races for Williams since the Italian Grand Prix. The Argentinian impressed with his performance and scored points for the Grove based team. Many say he deserves a seat for the 2025 season. The last vacant seat is at Kick Sauber. Colapinto began this year in Formula 2 with MP Motorsport. He already had…

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“Not getting the same equipment” as Bottas and lack of pace from C44 has masked F1 tyre management and race pain gains — Zhou Guanyu

Sauber are having one of their toughest seasons in Formula One as the team languishes at the back of the pack. At the Singapore Grand Prix, their driver Zhou Guanyu finished 15th out of the 18 finishers. The Chinese driver was relatively pleased with his race at Marina Bay, beating Valtteri Bottas on merit. His…

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Bottas praises Zhou’s “strong race” in F1 Singapore GP as he hopes for “big” car updates at the US GP

Sauber’s miserable season continued at the Singapore Grand Prix as they finished in P15 and P16, although they did manage to cross the line ahead of Pierre Gasly and Daniel Ricciardo. Once again, Valtteri Bottas did a great job in qualifying, outpacing his teammate Zhou Guanyu by almost half a second as they were slowest…

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Valtteri Bottas, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber C44, leads Zhou Guanyu, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber C44; 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Formula One World Championship
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“At least we didn’t go backwards here” – Sauber duo assess their F1 Azerbaijan GP performance as they wait for updates

Sauber’s rocky 2024 season continued at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and showed little sign of improvement. Their ongoing technical stagnation and lack of upgrades left drivers Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu battling in the lower midfield. The team, which has been dealing with internal changes and an upcoming Audi takeover, remains the only one yet…

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Audi with multiple options regarding F1 seat alongside Hülkenberg — Binotto

With the 2025 grid almost finalized, the soon-to-be Audi team has yet to decide who will partner Nico Hülkenberg next season. Initially, Carlos Sainz was tipped to join the Hinwil-based team before the Spaniard ultimately decided to join Williams instead following the uncertainty about the competitiveness of the project. Finalising their lineup for next year…

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Sauber drivers reflect on uneventful F1 Italian Grand Prix as the team focus on developing the C44

Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu discuss what was an uneventful race for the team last weekend, as the team’s pointless streak continues. Having once again failed to score points in the Italian Grand Prix, Kick Sauber are looking ahead under the watchful eye of incumbent Mattia Binotto, with the aim of improving the C44 before…

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“I’m only interested in a multi-year contract” — Bottas on progress in talks with Audi F1

Sauber encountered a very disappointing weekend at Zandvoort, where the C44 emerged to be the slowest car on track. Despite being able to challenge Alpine and Williams at the start of the season, they now occupy the last place in the championship table. The team is not particularly confident about the gains in performance they…

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“My priority is being part of Audi”: Valtteri Bottas opens up about his chances of landing an F1 deal with the German manufacturer

After fourteen rounds, Sauber has yet to score a point in the 2024 Formula 1 season. As Audi is set to take over in 2026, the exit of CEO Andreas Seidl and chairman of the board Oliver Hoffmann has only escalated concerns over their pace of development and competitiveness. The signing of former Ferrari boss…

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