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Alunni Bravi lands wide-ranging McLaren role after Sauber exit

Ex-Sauber managing director and team representative, Alessandro Alunni Bravi, has joined McLaren in the team’s newly created role of chief business affairs officer.

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Another F1 figure connected with the Ecclestone era has gone

Another link between Formula 1’s past and present has been severed – for now. Alessandro Alunni Bravi might not be a household name for fans but the announcement that he is to leave Sauber puts even more distance between F1’s corporate present and its past as Bernie Ecclestone’s personal fiefdom.

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Sauber F1 chief Alunni Bravi to leave team at end of January

Sauber managing director and team representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi will part ways with the team at the end of January, after eight years working with the Formula 1 team.

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Sauber last scored a year ago - how is Audi planning to arrest that poor form?

Sauber last scored Formula 1 championship points exactly a year and a day ago when, as Alfa Romeo, it bagged a double-points finish at the Qatar Grand Prix.

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Sauber last scored a year ago – how will Audi stop that poor form?

Sauber last scored Formula 1 championship points exactly a year and a day ago when, as Alfa Romeo, it bagged a double top-10 finish at the Qatar Grand Prix.

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Binotto brought in to "change speed" of Audi F1 programme

Mattia Binotto's sole leadership of Audi's Formula 1 effort should "change the speed" of its Sauber takeover, says team representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi.

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Sauber F1 team looking to find Pourchaire a new IndyCar seat

The Sauber Formula 1 team is looking to find reserve driver Theo Pourchaire a new home in IndyCar after being dropped by Arrow McLaren.

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Sauber to add 'important' Imola upgrades to cure F1 pitstop woes

The Hinwil-based outfit has yet to score points this season with the pack seemingly split between the top five and bottom five teams, though Haas and RB have breached the top 10. Whilst Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas have shown glimpses of form behind the wheel, their efforts have largely…

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Sauber: Bottas F1 race engineer switch down to Audi "anticipating" changes

Former Ferrari performance engineer Steven Petrik was installed as a replacement for Bottas' engineer Alex Chan, whom the Finn had worked with since joining the team in 2022.

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Sainz singled out by Sauber as top target for Audi F1 era

Sauber already made one of the first moves of the 2025 driver market by signing Nico Hulkenberg from Haas on a multi-year deal, which takes the German into its first year as the Audi factory team in 2026.

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Audi a player, not a spectator, in F1 driver market - Sauber

Ahead of what is expected to be a pretty intense silly season as drivers vie for the best cockpits, Audi has found itself at the centre of the market talk as it looks for the stars that it wants to carry into its debut campaign in 2026.

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Sauber: "Important" to apologise to Bottas for F1 pitstop issues

Following problems with wheelnuts for Bottas in Bahrain and team-mate Zhou Guanyu in Saudi Arabia, the former endured another lengthy stop in the Australian GP at a stage when he had a chance to score points.

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Sauber: “Important” to apologise to Bottas for F1 pit stop issues

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Sauber: No change to Audi’s 2026 F1 commitment

Audi’s acquisition of Sauber was officially announced in August 2022, and since then the Swiss team has been ramping up its infrastructure and headcount under CEO Andreas Seidl.

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Sauber: Audi's F1 2026 plans not in jeopardy despite management unheavel

Audi’s acquisition of Sauber was officially announced in August 2022, and since then the Swiss team has been ramping up its infrastructure and headcount under CEO Andreas Seidl.

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Sunoco returns to F1 with Sauber after 48-year absence

Its logos will be seen on the Swiss team's C44 and on the overalls of drivers Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu at the Miami and Las Vegas GPs, while its parent company Energy Transfer will be featured in Austin.

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Sauber won't use Stake name at every F1 race

Last year the team had Stake backing for the first time and the sponsor was even integrated into the full name of the outfit, then called Alfa Romeo.

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Sauber F1 team reveals dramatic new look on C44

The Swiss outfit has taken advantage of a two-year gap between its Alfa Romeo deal and the switch to full Audi works branding in 2026 to introduce a fluo green and black livery for its first season with Stake as sole title sponsor.

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Sauber recruitment drive will continue ahead of Audi F1 entry

After a financial squeeze led to downsizing, the team employed just 220 people prior to the takeover by Finn Rausing in 2017.

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Sauber breaks tradition by revealing 2024 UK F1 launch

In its various guises, Sauber has launched its cars in Austria, Germany and, most often, Switzerland, with the 2023 C43 unveiled in a joint ceremony in Zurich and the team's headquarters in Hinwil.

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Audi brand will not be part of new Sauber F1 identity from 2024

The Hinwil-based squad announced last year that it would become the Audi works team in 2026 when new engine regulations come into play.

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Alfa Romeo commits to all-new F1 car for 2024

The team, which will revert to its Sauber name from next year ahead of it becoming Audi in 2026, has had a challenging campaign with its C43 car not having delivered the step forward hoped for.

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Alfa Romeo targets 2024 Super Formula spot for Pourchaire

The Frenchman is well placed to seal the Formula 2 title at the Abu Dhabi finale and, while mathematically he could still lose out on the championship to Mercedes junior Fredrik Vesti, even if he failed to secure the title it would make no sense for him to remain in…

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Sauber 'expects a lot' from new hire Key during Audi F1 transition

The Swiss outfit, which is set to revert to the Sauber name for two seasons before formally becoming Audi in 2026, is undergoing a major expansion under CEO Andreas Seidl.

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Sauber 'expects a lot' from new hire Key during Audi F1 transition

The Swiss outfit, which is set to revert to the Sauber name for two seasons before formally becoming Audi in 2026, is undergoing a major expansion under CEO Andreas Seidl.

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