Overview

• Paul Aron will drive Sauber’s C45 in first practice sessions at the British Grand Prix in early July and the Hungarian Grand Prix in early August.
• Sauber secured the loan to satisfy F1’s rookie requirement after Gabriel Bortoleto completed two FP1 sessions in Melbourne and Shanghai.
• Alpine anticipates that Aron's outings will yield valuable on-track data to inform its ongoing reserve driver evaluation and potential lineup adjustments.
• Following the Sauber stints, Aron is scheduled to fulfil Alpine’s remaining mandatory rookie sessions later this season.
• F1 veteran Valtteri Bottas is reported as the frontrunner for any midseason seat change at Alpine.