Frédéric Vasseur close to Sauber

Frederic Vasseur made his career as main team at the end of the 1990s with the creation of the F3 ASM, and in 2004, he founded ART Grand Prix with Nicolas Todt. First entered in the GP2 Series and the F3 Euroseries, the team diversified until DTM and the Blancpain GT Series.

In 2016, following the acquisition of Lotus by Renault, he took charge of the French team in Formula 1. The team finished ninth in the championship with Jolyon Palmer and Kevin Magnussen. He decides to leave the team before the 2017 season after differences with Cyril Abiteboul.

Following the departure of Monisha Kaltenborn announced yesterday by the Swiss team, Frédéric Vasseur would, according to our information, be best placed to succeed him in the role of Team Principal of Sauber F1 Team.