Overview

• Team principal Jonathan Wheatley says Sauber "hasn't given up on 2025," citing scope to keep improving trackside and factory operations despite work starting on the 2026 car.
• A revised floor geometry plus new front wing and bodywork unlocked development that delivered regular points and Nico Hülkenberg’s first podium at Silverstone.
• Gabriel Bortoleto has added consistent points, including a career-best sixth in Hungary, reinforcing the team’s move from the back toward the midfield.
• Early-season struggles were traced to ‘peaky’ aerodynamics and simulator mismatches, with James Key noting missing wind-tunnel tools like PIV slowed problem diagnosis.
• The operation is being readied for 2026 with Wheatley as team boss and Mattia Binotto as COO/CTO, tighter Hinwil–Neuburg integration, and a Bicester technology base, while Audi’s new power unit remains the key unknown.