F1 Fast Five: Sauber eyes young talent to replace 'retirement home' drivers, Norris chases rare championship double, and other big updates

Sauber eyes young talent to replace 'retirement home' drivers

Sauber is considering future driver options as they prepare for 2025 with Nico Hulkenberg and Valtteri Bottas, who Blick dubbed a “retirement home.” They are looking to replace Bottas, with Gabriel Bortoleto, the current leader of the Formula 2 standings, at the top of their list. Although Bortoleto missed out on an F1 promotion for 2025, he could sign with Sauber and spend a year in the background before taking over a full-time seat. Sauber remains the only F1 team without points this season and will keep their current identity until becoming Audi in 2026, with Jonathan Wheatley joining as team principal.

Click here to read the full article by James Dielhenn (crash.net)

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Norris chases rare championship double

Lando Norris has a chance to join a special group in F1 by winning his first grand prix and championship in the same season. Only five drivers have done this before, including Giuseppe Farina and Keke Rosberg. After winning in Miami, he is 52 points behind Max Verstappen, with 180 points still up for grabs in the last six races. If he succeeds, he will be the sixth driver to achieve this and the first in 42 years, making him Britain's 11th world champion. His McLaren teammate, Oscar Piastri, could also do this, but he is 94 points behind Verstappen and 42 points behind Norris.

Click here to read the full article by Jake Nichol (racingnews365.com)

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From world karting champion to team principal

Oliver Oakes is the new Team Principal of the Alpine F1 Team and is focused on improving the team’s poor performance. He has a strong background in motorsport, including being a world karting champion, which he hopes will help him succeed. Oakes is taking on this job during a tough time, with changes happening at Renault’s F1 engine operation. Despite the challenges, he feels positive about building a strong team culture and believes good leadership is important for success.

Click here to read the full article by Ben Hunt (motorsport.com)

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How would you spend a day with an F1 car?

What would you do if you had an F1 car for a day? Yeah, what would you do? Just so you know, there are no wrong answers to that question. So, when Red Bull threw it open to locals in Sweden and Denmark, they were in for a surprise. Everyone had an opinion, but the Hansen brothers quickly became part of the conversation.

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Inside a race weekend Rob Anderson

Unlike the hyper-specific world of engineers, garage technicians are expert adapters who are involved in a bit of everything to help the team through a race weekend. It's also one of the more hands-on roles in a Formula 1 team. Join Williams' Garage Technician, Rob Anderson, as he shows us what he gets up to during a race weekend.