Sauber plans to increase its workforce by a third as it bids to haul itself back into the Formula 1 midfield in 2018, according to team principal Fred Vasseur. Vasseur is in the process of overhauling the team, having taken over from Monisha Kaltenborn, and is turning his attention to the staff numbers after securing the latest spec engine from Ferrari for 2018. The Swiss team's current staff stands at around 300, one of the smallest on the grid, but Vasseur hopes to boost that by around 100 by strengthening all departments, particularly aerodynamics. "The number we are is too small," he said. "We have to grow up, we have to grow up in each department, mainly in aero. More or...
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