< ► > Budgetary constraints, backroom dealings, internal politics, senior management changes and a year-old engine made 2017 Formula 1 World Championship season an intriguing if ultimately unsuccessful year for Sauber Season Summary Narrowly avoiding last-place in 2016, Manor's exit afforded Sauber no such luck in 2017, being the only true backmarker on the grid. Of course, it didn't help matters that their budget is a fraction the size of the other teams and that they were sporting a 2016 Ferrari engine supply. Indeed you could argue they did well to achieve what they did, with all six Q2 appearances and five points coming in the first eight races when the performance gap was...
Full Story »