Motor racing-From Sauber to Audi, Wheatley prepares to disrupt in F1 revolution


Formula One F1 - Belgian Grand Prix - Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium - July 25, 2025 Sauber team principal Jonathan Wheatley during a press conference REUTERS/Yves Herman

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Not many Formula One teams with cars finishing 17th and 20th in a grand prix will be talking about race wins and championships within five years, but the Sauber garage is no ordinary place this season.

The Swiss-based outfit, in Formula One since 1993 and with one grand prix triumph and 28 podiums, will become the Audi works team next year.

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