FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Hinwil | History Defined

F1 stalwart Zehnder set for Audi exit

Following over 600 grands prix with the team in its Sauber guise, former team manager Beat Zehnder leaves Audi's Formula 1 squad

Autosport · Oct 30

Audi pays tribute as F1 stalwart Beat Zehnder set for exit

Following over 600 grands prix with the team in its Sauber guise, former team manager Beat Zehnder leaves Audi's Formula 1 squad

Motorsport · Oct 30

Who slept best last night: Jonathan Wheatley

I still remember it vividly – exactly one year ago, I walked through the paddock at the Austrian Grand Prix and made my way into the Sauber hospitality area. There I encountered Oliver Hoffmann, then head of Audi’s Formula 1 project – though he seemed far more preoccupied with former…

Motorsport · Jun 30, 2025

How a power struggle prompted Audi’s bombshell move for Binotto

Almost two years on from Audi’s official announcement of its Formula 1 entry, the smiles of that day are a long and distant memory.

Autosport · Jul 23, 2024

Zhou confident Sauber F1 can return to 2022 level

Zhou scored just six points in his second season in F1 in 2023, equalling his debut year tally, as the then-named Alfa Romeo team struggled for competitiveness with its C43 amid a close midfield battle. The Hinwil squad finished ninth, down from sixth in 2022 when Zhou's team-mate Valtteri Bottas…

Motorsport · Jan 16, 2024

Zhou confident Sauber F1 team can return to 2022 level

Zhou scored just six points in his second season in F1 in 2023, equalling his debut season tally, as the then-named Alfa Romeo team struggled for competitiveness with its C43 amid a close midfield battle. The Hinwil squad finished ninth, down from sixth in 2022 when Zhou's team-mate Valtteri Bottas…

Autosport · Jan 16, 2024

Zhou seeking answers on Alfa Romeo F1 future during summer break

After an uneven rookie season, Zhou was afforded the room to grow at the Hinwil squad for a second year. The Chinese driver has rewarded that faith with more consistent and confident performances across the first half of the 2023 season.

Autosport · Aug 8, 2023

Key to lead Sauber into Audi era in technical director role

Key will join the Sauber-run team on 1 September, taking over the role from Jan Monchaux.

Autosport · Jun 7, 2023

Alfa Romeo F1 appoints Key as technical director

Key will join the Sauber-run team on 1 September, taking over the role from Jan Monchaux.

Motorsport · Jun 7, 2023

"No reason to panic" over Alfa missing its 2023 F1 targets, says Bottas

The Hinwil outfit currently lies eighth in the constructors’ championship, with Bottas only logging points when he finished eighth in the opening race in Bahrain.

Autosport · Jun 1, 2023