Sauber will continue to run as Alfa Romeo until the end of next season and will not fully become the Audi team until the arrival of the engine in 2026.
But I see no reason why we shouldn’t get there.” “Also, the amount of people in the team has grown from what I’ve seen last year, so there is still some growth to do with the support from Audi. Some machinery can be better compared to a championship-winning team, but it’s still feasible, it’s still possible. “There’s still a lot of work to do, no doubt, but it’s not that far,” says Bottas, when asked by The Race how far Sauber has to go to be a frontrunning team. He argues that while Sauber undoubtedly needs to make progress, getting to such a level isn’t out of reach.
Valtteri Bottas, who has scored 47 of the team’s 53 points this season, has vast experience of the facilities and personnel required to be a frontrunning F1 team from his five years with Mercedes from 2017-21.
However, recent floor and front wing upgrades have made it a Q3 car for the past two races. Alfa Romeo-badged Sauber is currently hanging onto sixth place in the constructors’ championship but is under intense pressure from Aston Martin, having scored a paltry two points in the last 11 races.
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