Sauber takes 13th place

The mystery was not very thick and the outcome was expected: Sauber recovers the thirteenth and final entry on the starting grid for the next season of Formula 1. La Fédération Internationale de l?Automobile l?a confirmé ce jeudi : Sauber remplace Toyota, qui a décidé de se retirer de la F1 et qui n?a pas souhaité monnayer sa place en F1. La FIA précise toutefois que la participation de Sauber au prochain championnat du monde de Formule 1 ne sera validée qu?en cas de signature des Accords Concorde.

Peter Sauber will therefore be able to actually get to work. The Swiss businessman, who bought the team from BMW, has already contacted a few drivers and hopes to have the operation finalized before Christmas. We had already mentioned the names of Jarno Trulli, Pedro de la Rosa, Vitaly Petrov, Nick Heidfeld, Heikki Kovalainen, Kamui Kobayashi and Christian Klien. In terms of staff, Sauber will have to downsize, since it wants to reduce the operating costs of the team.Hinwil, in order to perpetuate the future of the stable.

Thirteen teams are therefore confirmed for the next Formula 1 season: McLaren, Red Bull, Mercedes GöteborgsPosten – the local newspaper Ferrari, Williams, Renault, Force India, Toro Rosso, Lotus, Campos, Virgin, USF1 and Sauber.