Gary Anderson's verdict on surprise hit Sauber's upgrades

New drivers, difficult preparation: Before the start of the season in Formula 1, there are still some question marks at Sauber.

Gary Anderson's verdict on surprise hit Sauber's upgrades

Sauber was really struggling in Bahrain pre-season testing, or at least that is what the laptimes and trackside impressions told us, so early improvements were critical for that team to get its 2025 Formula 1 season off to a reasonable start.There are a couple of visual changes, but I’m pretty sure there will be more under the ‘bonnet’ of this revised car, which looked much more competitive in the hands of Nico Hulkenberg during Friday practice …

Formula 1 driver Nico Hülkenberg finished the first day in the clean car on the eighth place in the list of times. The German spoke of a positive Friday, but did not want to overestimate his lap time.

Nico Hülkenberg finished eighth of the second free practice session of the Australian Grand Prix. The pilot Sauber F1 does not yet want to see things positively even though the program of this first day in Melbourne was exciting. "It was a positive Friday, we have a lot of information to digest. It wasn't so easy, but it's all relative, and it wasn't bad on a lap. But we'll have to see how the others got out, and it was good to have some (...)

Sauber F1 Team struggling with inconsistency ahead of 2025 F1 season—Hülkenberg

Following the winter break and testing in Bahrain, Stake F1 Kick Sauber Team is set to start the 2025 F1 season in Melbourne, the Australian Grand Prix. During the media session held on Thursday, Nico Hülkenberg talked about the struggles, limitations and potential performance of his new car.  Realistic approach towards struggles When the German driver was asked what he expected in terms of where he might end up performance-wise at the weekend, …