Sauber have confirmed they will become Audi’s strategic partner when the German marque enters Formula 1 in 2026. The Swiss constructor has run under the Alfa Romeo banner since 2019, but that partnership will conclude at the end of the 2023 season.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen recovered from a slow pit-stop to hunt down Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton to win the US Grand Prix securing the Constructors Championship in the process. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc battled from P12 to finish third ahead of Sergio Perez.
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz took pole position ahead of the US Grand Prix ahead of his teammate Charles Leclerc and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Leclerc will however take a grid penalty as will Sergio Perez meaning Mercedes Lewis Hamilton will start P3 behind Sainz and Verstappen.
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Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz has died aged 78, following a lengthy illness. The Austrian businessman, who founded the energy drink company in 1984, was instrumental in the brand’s involvement in Formula 1. Mateschitz owned 49% of the energy drinks brand and was the driving force behind its move into racing, which began in the mid-1990s.
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Logan Sargeant will get the second 2023 Formula 1 race seat at Williams, provided he qualifies for a super licence. The American driver made his F1 weekend debut in United States Grand Prix practice yesterday and will take part in two more Friday practice sessions and the post-season test.
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