Sauber's Russian backing is under threat due to the current situation in Ukraine, team principal Monisha Kaltenborn confirmed on Friday. Last year the Swiss team announced a collaboration with three Russian companies which would provide financial and technical support. However, due to the ongoing problems in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia, that deal could now be called off. "We've definitely seen an effect because a lot of our talks, which are very advanced, have virtually come to a standstill because people are waiting and seeing what's going to happen and nobody really knows the entire impact it's going to have. "The sanctions that have now been imposed here are...
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