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Sauber has revealed the current “generational shift” in F1 has driven the team’s decision to sign rookie Gabriel Bortoleto over retaining Valtteri Bottas for 2025.
The Hinwil-based squad has announced that both Bottas and Guanyu Zhou will leave once this campaign ends. Sauber will enter the next season as Audi with a revised driver lineup including Bortoleto alongside Nico Hulkenberg. The seat alongside Hulkenberg was a battle between Bottas and Bortoleto, showing F1’s trend of giving chances to upcoming drivers. Franco Colapinto’s success at Williams highlights how young talents make an immediate impact. Gernot Dollner emphasized the shift towards younger drivers with Sauber’s choice of Bortoleto. Binotto believes they have the ideal combination with Nico and Gabriel for the future Audi works setup.
