Sauber’s opening half of the 2018 Formula 1 season has been “incredible”, according to Marcus Ericsson, amid the team’s return to the midfield pecking order. Ericsson joined Sauber at the end of 2014 and was part of the team that struggled through 2016/17, amid initial financial issues, a lacklustre car, and the switch to a year-old engine. Sauber spent much of 2017 marooned at the rear of the field and scored just five points, courtesy of Pascal Wehrlein, as Ericsson failed to reach the top ten. Sauber took on current-year Ferrari power units for 2018 and signed a title sponsorship agreement with Alfa Romeo, under the stewardship of then newly-appointed team boss...
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