From no-hopers to F1 podium in 12 months: What’s changed at Sauber?

How Wheatley is re-shaping Sauber into Audi’s works team

F1.com's Lawrence Barretto talks one-to-one with Jonathan Wheatley about the challenges at Sauber, working with Mattia Binotto, and how the preparations are going for Audi's arrival next year.

An unexpected upgrade has transformed F1's midfield fight

Nico Hulkenberg's shock podium finish in Formula 1's British Grand Prix shone a light on a fascinating change of the guard in the midfield as Sauber surges forward.A team that had been struggling to get in the points earlier in the campaign - and didn't score at all between the season-opener and round nine in Spain - has outscored even Red Bull recently.Since the Spanish GP at the end of May, Sauber is the fourth highest scoring squad – with Hul…

From no-hopers to F1 podium in 12 months: What’s changed at Sauber?

After the conclusion of his hopeless and point-less 2024 campaign, Valtteri Bottas waved the white flag on his Sauber move. "It was a mistake. Everything started off well in the first year, but since then it was downhill," The Finn said. “There was a clear plan for targets for the three years, and also how to get there. But those plans and targets went into the bin when Fred Vasseur ...Keep reading