Robin frijns became test and reserve driver for the sauber f1 team earlier this year, and it will be the second young driver training test for the 22yearold dutchman with the team. On 23 november 2012, it was announced that nico hulkenberg, esteban gutierrez and robin frijns would make up the teams lineup for the 20 season. The team also brought a famous name back to the paddock, selecting pietro fittipaldi, grandson of twotime champ emerson, as their test driver for. He was given the opportunity of a lifetime, a drive with one of the biggest and best teams, and he blew it. Hulkenberg and gutierrez as part of the race team and frijns as reserve driver.
A strong driver lineup in johnny herbert and jean alesi, and continued use of the petronasbadged ferrari engines means that the team could get their maiden win in. With nico hulkenberg and gutierrez in 20, the total dropped to 57. Sauber also has an allnew driver line up for 20, with exforce india man nico hulkenberg and promoted test driver esteban gutierrez replacing sergio perez and kamui kobayashi. If sauber s biggest sponsor has its way, esteban gutierrez will next year line up on the grid alongside confirmed 20 driver nico hulkenberg. Sauber team principal monisha kaltenborn has said that the. Sauber project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. In real terms there is no deadline, kaltenborn said ahead of the singapore. Swissbased team also signs russian teenager sergey sirotkin as test driver. Sauber also has an allnew driver lineup for 20, with exforce india man nico hulkenberg and promoted test driver esteban gutierrez replacing sergio perez and. The 22yearold mexican, who made his debut with the swiss team in 20 and had a mixed opening season, will partner. Now, the driver lineup and car design has been released. Sauber ceo monisha kaltenborn says the swiss team is in no hurry to finalise its driver line up for the 20 season. Dec 21, 20 sauber have confirmed their lineup for the 2014 season.
Gutierrez though is the second mexican unknown of 20 and from watching him in both gp2 and f1 tests, i really fear for sauber this year. Sauber ceo monisha kaltenborn says the swiss team is in no hurry to finalise its driver lineup for the 20 season. Slim quite sure gutierrez will race sauber in 20 f1 season. Sauber will test with robin frijns, nico hulkenberg and kimiya sato at the young driver test at silverstone next week. Some of the teams have retained their drivers while some have signed a completely new driver lineup. Sauber keeps gutierrez for next season, names sirotkin as.
A list of teams and drivers which have been confirmed or are expected to take part in the 2015 f1 season where a driver had not been confirmed the occupant of the seat for 2014 is listed and marked tbc. The only other team apart from mercedes to keep their 2018 lineup, grosjean and magnussen remain with the american squad, having helped haas enjoy their most successful season to date this year. After a year away from the sport in 2012, the german driver was relishing his return, but found the season difficult. Sauber formula one driver esteban gutierrez of mexico talks to the media after the japanese f1 grand prix at the suzuka circuit. Robin frijns, who is only two days younger than gutierrez, has been taken on board as the teams test and reserve driver. With only four rounds left of season 4 of the abb fia formula e championship, today venturi formula e announced that brazilian racing driver filipe massa will join the driver line up for season 5 201819, after signing a threeyear deal with the team. Adrian sutil has as expected been confirmed as a sauber driver for 2014. Sauber will test with robin frijns, nico hulkenberg and kimiya sato at.
The experienced driver joins the sauber junior teams f3 lineup after winning the f3 asian championship in 2018. Gaining hulkenberg in my eyes was a good buy, even if it was at the expense of kobayashi. Team principal monisha kaltenborn has said sauber will announce their 20 driver lineup before the end of the season gutierrezs potential promotion would come. Sauber keeps gutierrez for next season, names sirotkin as test driver. On 15 july 20, sergey sirotkin joined sauber as a development driver as part of a tiein with russian investors with a view.
Nico hulkenberg sees no big disadvantages of sauber having an allnew driver line up. Sauber have confirmed their lineup for the 2014 season. Sauber team boss monisha kaltenborn says the swiss outfit will always base its lineup on ability on the track before the ability to pay. Team principal monisha kaltenborn has said sauber will announce their 20 driver line up before the end of the season gutierrezs potential promotion would come. Sauber laid back about 20 driver lineup f1 news crash. The team had made no secret of their wish to retain their 2012 line up for 20, but nico hulkenbergs longpredicted move to sauber was confirmed with a month of the campaign still remaining. Gutierrezs fellow mexican sergio perez, who is heading to mclaren, was until now the cream of sauber backer telmexs f1 programme for the last two years. Elektronommiathe other side the name of force india will be racing point and sauber become alfa romeo. Sauber will announce their 20 driver lineup before the end of the formula one season but nothing has been decided yet, team chief executive monisha kaltenborn said.
Sauber to reveal new team before end of season rediff sports. Sauber are one of the few teams who have succesfully made a debut in the 1990s and not only hung on to their place on the grid, but improved. Nov 28, 2012 meet our driver line up for the 20 formula one season pastor maldonado and valtteri bottas. Sauber joined alfa romeo at an event at museo storico alfa romeo overnight to celebrate the italian manufacturers return to formula 1, using the event announce their 2018 driver lineup. Switching teamdriver supportallegiance for 20 racing. With zero points from the season, sauber decided to replace both their drivers for 2015, leaving. This year he drove alongside nico hulkenberg and scored six. Dec 21, 20 gutierrez completes sauber 2014 line up. F1s survival teams face tough decisions in crisis talks. The alfa romeo sauber f1 team confirms their driver lineup for 2018. Team principal monisha kaltenborn has said sauber will announce their 20 driver line up before the end of the season gutierrezs potential promotion would come at least partly at the behest. Sauber motorsport ag is a swiss motorsport engineering company.
Gutierrezs relationship with sauber started back in 2009 when he tested for them. As we put the 20 formula one world championship behind us and gear up for. Peter sauber insists he is not worried about the future, despite intense speculation surrounding his swiss teams 20 driver lineup. Sauber will announce their 20 driver line up before the end of the formula one season but nothing has been decided yet, team chief executive. Meet our driver lineup for the 20 formula one season pastor maldonado and valtteri bottas. And last but not least, who are the f1 drivers that race for the 20 f1 teams. They would be somewhere between ferrari and mclaren in that case. Sauber have completed their 2014 driver lineup by retaining esteban gutierrez. Gutierrez completes sauber 2014 lineup yahoo sports. India driver hulkenberg and rookie driver esteban gutierrez drafted in for 20 after kamui kobayashi was.
On 21 august 2007, bmw confirmed its driver lineup of heidfeld and kubica for the 2008 season. Pastor maldonado and valtteri bottas to race for williams in 20 putting another final few parts of the jigsaw that is next seasons driver lineup in place. Gutierrez and sirotkin complete sauber lineup the h duct. Slim quite sure gutierrez will race sauber in 20 f1. The new look alfa romeo sauber f1 team confirmed that marcus ericsson and charles leclerc will drive for the team next year, while antonio giovinazzi will complete six.
Bear in mind, this is the first time the germas drives for another team than the midlandspykerforce india outfit in f1 adrian sutil has completed a deal to join sauber for the 2014 formula 1 season. Mar 12, 2015 sauber lose formula one driver line up appeal. Also of intrigue is how the new driver lineup will cope. He moved into singleseater racing in 20 and has recorded success as hes progressed through the formula 4 and formula 3 ranks. Sauber believes driver line up shake up would not hurt team. With the australian gp just round the corner of the week and the dust having finally settled, after the intensive preseason tests at jerez and. With nico hulkenberg switching to sauber, there are plenty of suitors for. Razia was removed from marussias testing lineup for the second preseason test in barcelona. Sauber confirm esteban gutierrez will drive for them in.
The williams f1 team introduces its 20 driver lineup. The teams car for the season, the c32, was launched in hinwil on 2 february 20. Sutil confirmed at sauber racing comments the autosport. The sauber c33 gave him little hope of living up to the credentials he built up in his. Nico hulkenberg sees no big disadvantages of sauber having. Stay uptodate on the 2015 f1 driver lineup with f1 fanatic. Sauber believes driver lineup shakeup would not hurt team. Page 1 of 2 sutil confirmed at sauber posted in racing comments. So, the team with the best driver line up is the team that had one of the drivers crashing out if half of the races. The team had made no secret of their wish to retain their 2012 lineup for 20, but nico hulkenbergs longpredicted move to sauber was confirmed with a month of the campaign still remaining. Sauber says that it will field nico hulkenberg, robin frijns and japans kimiya sato. A look at the start of play in the f1 driver market after mercedes and mclaren confirm their two men for the 20 season. Dec 12, 2012 mclarens driver line up doesnt excite me next season, it will be the first time since i started watching in 98 that they havent had a driver there i want to support, ill be hoping mclaren can win the wcc. Nov 28, 2012 pastor maldonado and valtteri bottas to race for williams in 20 putting another final few parts of the jigsaw that is next seasons driver line up in place.
The german moves across from force india, which has. Sauber formula one driver esteban gutierrez of mexico talks to the media after the japanese f1 grand prix at. While formula ones 2014 team and driver lineup is yet to take shape, we can take a look at so far confirmed and proposed pairing of drivers in respective teams. A strong driver line up in johnny herbert and jean alesi, and continued use of the petronasbadged ferrari engines means that the team could get their maiden. Felipe massa joins venturi driver line up for season 5. Read about the latest developments on the 20 f1 driver market here. The team also brought a famous name back to the paddock, selecting pietro fittipaldi, grandson of twotime champ emerson, as their test driver for next year. India driver hulkenberg and rookie driver esteban gutierrez drafted in. Sauber believes driver lineup shakeup would not hurt. The impressive mexican sergio perez has been linked with moves to ferrari or mclaren, while speculation suggests kamui kobayashis place could be in danger due to the wellfunded charles pics solid debut for struggling marussia.
Russian driver sergey sirotkin will be the teams test driver. Team principal monisha kaltenborn has said sauber will announce their 20 driver lineup before the end of the season gutierrezs potential promotion would come at least partly at the behest. Mercedes remains the only team which does not have any change in its driver roster and is going to hit the grid with the pair of lewis hamilton and nico rosberg in f1 season 2014. Saubers 2015 f1 driver lineup brings a combination of. Nico hulkenberg sees no big disadvantages of sauber having an allnew driver lineup. Earlier this week, the team announced they have signed alfo romeo. You can follow us on twitter, subscribe to our rss feed or get the latest updates by email. Felipe massa joins venturi driver line up for season 5 fia.
The 20 fia formula one world championship was the 67th season of the fia formula one motor racing. Nico hulkenberg sees no big disadvantages of sauber having an. Peter sauber and his team principal monisha kaltenborn will be hoping that their talented young driver lineup of nico hulkenberg and rookie mexican driver. The japanese driver has competed in formula 3 and is currently running in the auto gp series. Sauber ceo monisha kaltenborn has said the swissbased outfit is under no pressure to make a decision about its driver lineup for next season. Sauber will announce their 20 driver lineup before the end of the formula one season but nothing has been decided yet, team chief executive. Taking only 2012 season into account youre right that lotus driver line up for 20 just cannot be considered as a best one. Another contender is force indias current reserve driver, jules bianchi, who practiced in the. Sauber have completed their 2014 driver line up by retaining esteban gutierrez.
Sauber confirm esteban gutierrez will drive for them in 2014. Sauber have today announced that nico hulkenbergas part of their 20 driver lineup the 25yearold, who won the gp2 series in 2009, is currently driving for force india. Dec, 20 page 1 of 2 sutil confirmed at sauber posted in racing comments. In 2010 we signed him up as an affiliated driver, and in 2011 and 2012 he was our test and reserve driver. The only other team apart from mercedes to keep their 2018 line up, grosjean and magnussen remain with the american squad, having helped haas enjoy their most successful season to date this year. Nov 08, 2012 if saubers biggest sponsor has its way, esteban gutierrez will next year line up on the grid alongside confirmed 20 driver nico hulkenberg. Mexican driver, esteban gutierrez has been confirmed at sauber for the 20 f1 season. If saubers biggest sponsor has its way, esteban gutierrez will next year line up on the grid alongside confirmed 20 driver nico hulkenberg. Adrian sutil spent the majority of his f1 career at the force india team, in its various guises, but for 2014, he made the break for new ground and moved to midfield rivals sauber. Eleven teams and twentythree drivers contested the nineteen grands prix that made up the calendar for the 20 season, with the winning driver.