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Sauber “I am pleased that the F1 team I founded will be taken over by Audi”[F1-Gate.com]

Peter Sauber says he is “proud” to have Audi take over the F1 team he founded in the 1990s. Peter Sauber, who made a rare visit to the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona last weekend, said the Sauber F1 Team, now known as Alfa Romeo, will continue to work for Volkswagen for the next few seasons until the working order is be launched. in 2026. Asked to move to Audi.

“This is the third Sauber manufacturer in Germany,” Peter Sauber told Audi Bild, referring to Mercedes, BMW and now Volkswagen/Audi. “I got them all. I’m very proud. “But over the last decade, the Sauber F1 team has only been chasing points instead of regular podiums. “I’m really looking forward to Audi and I hope we can be successful together,” said Peter Sauber. “I still say ‘we’ even though I don’t ride anymore.” But Peter Sauber also admits that he is not only a member of the F1 team he founded. “Max Verstappen is doing a great job,” claimed Sauber. “I am full of admiration how quickly he managed to control his anger and now race from title to title without making a single mistake.”