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First Team Entry
World Championships
Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber
Hinwil, Switzerland
Mattia Binotto
James Key
C44
Ferrari
1993
0
Nico Hulkenberg
Driver
Nico Hulkenberg is a driver for Kick Sauber. He signed for the team in 2025 after departing Haas. He has over a decade of experince in F1 and will be hoping to carry his 2024 form into 2025.
Gabriel Bortoleto
Driver
Gabriel Bortoleto is a driver for Kick Sauber. He signed with the team in 2025 after winning back-to-back titles in F3 (2023) and F2 (2024). He is not shy of experience with Fernando Alonso as his manager.
Mattia Binotto
Team Chief
Mattia Binotto was appointed the Kick Sauber Team Chief in 2024. He has over 25 years of experience within F1 and will lead Sauber towards their new era as Audi in 2026.
Team Profile
Having enjoyed considerable success in world sportscars, where he helped nurture the emerging talents of future F1 stars Michael Schumacher and Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Peter Sauber guided his eponymous squad into F1 in 1993.
The team has since established itself as a mainstay of the grid, becoming race winners under BMW’s brief ownership, and developing a well-earned reputation not only for producing competitive cars, but also for developing young drivers.
In recent seasons they raced under the Alfa Romeo name – and in 2026 will become the works Audi squad – but for 2024 a new title sponsor brings a new identity to the famous Swiss team.
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