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Kamui Kobayashi had a great race in the principality in 2011, and Sergio Perez can’t wait to finally make it onto the grid at the Formula One race in Monte Carlo for the first time on May 27th. Kamui Kobayashi (car number 14): “I have good memories of Monaco.  

Nick Heidfeld insists he has not yet called time on his formula one career. Never a race winner, the now 35-year-old was a highly respected F1 regular dating back to 2000, scoring 13 podiums and driving for teams including Williams, Sauber and - as ...  

May 21 (GMM) Nick Heidfeld insists he has not yet called time on his formula one career. Nick HeidfeldPhoto by: Alexander Trienitz Never a race winner, the now 35-year-old was a highly respected F1 regular dating back to 2000, scoring 13 podiums and driving for teams including Williams, Sauber and - as recently as 2011 - Renault (now Lotus). But his latest foray is endurance sports car racing, giving the impression that German Heidfeld has...  

“Definitely a step forward“ Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber F1 TeamPhoto by: xpb.cc Hinwil, 17th May 2012 – At the Spanish Grand Prix last Sunday Sauber F1 Team driver Kamui Kobayashi managed to equal what was up to then his best race result in his Formula One career. The Japanese came fifth at the Circuit de Catalunya, just as he had done at the Monaco Grand Prix in 2011. Kamui, once again you have managed to score ten points for the team. What...  

May 21 (GMM) One of F1's most experienced journalists has expressed grave concerns about the chances Robert Kubica will ever return to the sport.The highly-rated Pole has been missing from the paddock since early 2011, having been seriously injured in a pre-season rallying crash.Until recently, there were sporadic reports about the former BMW and Renault driver's recovery, and signs his initially horrifically-damaged arm was returning to...  

At the Grand Prix in Spain last Sunday Sauber F1 Team driver Kamui Kobayashi managed to equal what was up to then his best race result in his Formula One career when the Japanese racer came fifth at the Circuit de Catalunya, just as he had done at the ...  

May 16 (GMM) Monisha Kaltenborn has become a formula one team owner. Monisha Kaltenborn, Chief Executive Officer, Sauber F1 Team, Peter Sauber, Sauber F1 Team, Team PrincipalPhoto by: xpb.cc Peter Sauber announced on Wednesday that he has given the 41-year-old Indian, who is his Hinwil based team's chief executive, one third of the Swiss outfit. Previously, in the wake of former owner BMW's departure, boss Sauber owned 100 per cent of the...  

At the Spanish Grand Prix last Sunday Sauber F1 Team driver Kamui Kobayashi managed to equal what was up to then his best race result in his Formula One career. The Japanese came fifth at the Circuit de Catalunya, just as he had done at the Monaco Grand ...  

The Sauber F1 Team has got ten more points to its tally thanks to Kamui Kobayashi finishing fifth at the Spanish Grand Prix. The Japanese had to start ninth after an hydraulic problem yesterday prevented him from driving in Q3. He showed a great race ...  

Exclusive interview with Nick Heidfeld A 12-year veteran of Formula 1, German Nick Heidfeld has this year signed up to a new challenge in the World Endurance Championship with top Lola LMP1 privateer team Rebellion Racing. After a strong showing at Sebring and finishing as the fastest petrol-powered car after Friday's practice sessions at Spa, he spoke to Motorsport.com about this exciting new chapter in his career. How has the Spa weekend...  

The Sauber F1 Team is looking forward to the first European round of the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship, which will be the Santander Spanish Grand Prix on the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona held from 11th to 13th of May. For all the teams this circuit is the most familiar one of all. Two pre-season tests took place there in February and March. At last week’s test in Mugello, Italy, the Sauber C31-Ferrari was equipped with a...  

The Sauber F1 Team is looking forward to the first European round of the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship, which will be the Santander Spanish Grand Prix on the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona held from 11th to 13th of May. For all the teams ...  

The Sauber F1 team is the only team in Formula 1 racing with a female CEO running the operation. Monisha Kaltenborn was born in India and raised in Austria and has been running the Sauber F1 Team since the start of the 2010 season. In an amazing show of ...  

For the second time this year both the Sauber F1 Team drivers have made it into the final qualifying session. While Sergio Pérez was able to secure his best qualifying result in Formula One so far with sixth in Q3, his team mate Kamui Kobayashi only could ...  

Apr.5 (GMM) Sauber is in a race for money after discovering its 2012 car is up to speed with F1's richest teams. Peter Sauber, Sauber F1 Team, Team Principal with Monisha Kaltenborn, Managing director, Sauber F1 Team Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber F1 Team, Sergio Perez, Sauber F1 Team and Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber F1 TeamPhoto by: xpb.cc As ever in formula one, world championships are won not on the basis of a clever initial design, but on a team's...  

Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber F1 TeamPhoto by: xpb.cc Chinese GP – Qualifying – Saturday, 14.04.2012 Weather: dry,19-21°C air, 22-27°C track Today both Sauber F1 Team drivers qualified better than ever before in their Formula One careers: Kamui Kobayashi came fourth in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, while Sergio Pérez was eighth. Kamui Kobayashi: Sauber C31-Ferrari (Chassis 01/Ferrari 056) Qualifying: 4th (1:35.784 min in Q3 / new...  

Formula One drivers Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber), Nico Hülkenberg (Force India), Pedro de la rosa (HRT), Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus), Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) met with the media on Thursday prior to the start of the ...  

Apr.20 (GMM) Sauber has become the second formula one team to reveal a brush with Bahrain's civil unrest. Sergio Perez, Sauber F1 TeamPhoto by: xpb.cc Force India was involved in a Molotov cocktail attack earlier this week, resulting in two team members returning to the UK and Nico Hulkenberg and Paul di Resta sitting out the second practice session on Friday. Now, the Swiss team Sauber has revealed it saw masked protesters throwing petrol...  

After having just shown a strong performance at the opening round of the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship in Melbourne, the Sauber F1 Team is looking forward to the Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix which will take place in less than one week's time in Sepang. It will be the first race of the season on a permanent circuit, and so has different demands on the drivers and the Sauber C31-Ferrari. Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber F1 TeamPhoto by: xpb.cc...  

London, April 30 (IANS) Formula One team Sauber have announced a ground-breaking new partnership with English Premier League football club Chelsea FC. At the recent Chinese and Bahrain Grand Prix the Saubers featured the mysterious inscriptions ‘Out of the Blue’ and ‘True Blue’ on their engine covers to pique interest, but from next [...]  

Apr.30 (GMM) Rumours that a top English premier league football club is entering formula one as a sponsor have proved correct.Ever since Sauber has been running teaser 'Out of the blue' and 'True blue' graphics on its engine cover livery in China and Bahrain, speculation about the identity of the forthcoming sponsor have been swirling in the F1 paddock.We reported the rumour that the deal could be with the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich...  

Apr.9 (GMM) Monisha Kaltenborn will become F1's first ever female team boss. That is the revelation of Peter Sauber, who at the age of 68 has hinted he might call it a day before his 70th birthday. Indian Kaltenborn, 41, is already Hinwil based Sauber's chief executive, while Peter Sauber remains the team principal. She will be the first female team boss in formula one history.Peter Sauber "I have always said that I will not be sitting on...  

F1 in Schools, the Formula One technology challenge, has enlisted Sauber CEO Monisha Kaltenborn as the global educational initiative's latest, high profile patron. Kaltenborn joins an impressive roll call of F1 names which includes McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh, Red Bull's chief technical officer Adrian Newey, Caterham's technical head Mike Gascoyne  

Kamui Kobayashi is 26-year old Japanese racecar driver who started out as a Toyota F1 test driver in 2007 before he got a regular seat with Sauber in 2010. In the first race of the F1 season, he finished a not-too-shabby sixth, one place behind Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso and ahead of Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen. Dreams are a strange thing, and we don’t really profess to know how the subconscious expresses itself during the time we’re asleep. Now...  

Apr.10 (GMM) There are still some "gentlemen" in F1, team boss and owner Peter Sauber insists. Peter Sauber, Sauber Team PrincipalPhoto by: xpb.cc Amid the recent F-duct debate, it was suggested that Mercedes' Ross Brawn had broken a teams' 'gentlemen's agreement' that the technology should not be pursued. "I think you need gentlemen in formula one for this" Sport Bild reporter Ralf Bach jibed sarcastically during a news conference recently...  

Mar.27 (GMM) Adrian Sutil has admitted he would relish the opportunity to return to formula one with Sauber. Strong rumours in recent days - particularly in the wake of his podium in Malaysia - have linked Sergio Perez with Felipe Massa's race seat at Ferrari. That would create a vacancy at Sauber. Adrian Sutil, Force India F1 TeamPhoto by: xpb.cc Sutil, the Force India refugee who is sitting on the sidelines at the moment in the wake of...  

Monisha Kaltenborn has become a formula one team owner. Kamui Kobayashi, from Japan, drives his Sauber during the Grand Prix at Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, May 13, 2012. Peter Sauber announced on Wednesday that he has ...  

The Sauber F1 Team had quite an interesting day’s work at the Mugello circuit in Italy with Kamui Kobayashi ending up topping the time sheet. After running had been limited yesterday because of the weather conditions, the team had a huge programme for today.  

Sauber F1 Team driver Kamui Kobayashi drives the Sauber C31-Ferrari on the Circuit de Catalunya while teammate Sergio Pérez chases him in a helicopter. Listen to the two drivers discussing the circuit's Formula One layout from the ground and ...  

With Sergio Pérez having taken over the Sauber C31-Ferrari from Kamui Kobayashi, the focus again was on evaluating the new aero parts of the C31 and testing the package for the forthcoming Spanish Grand Prix. After the usual installation laps in the ...  

Kamui Kobayashi came third and ninth respectively in the two 90-minute sessions of free practice on Friday. Sergio Pérez was 15th and 12th respectively on the time sheets. Kamui Kobayashi: Sauber C31-Ferrari (Chassis 03/Ferrari 056) 1st Practice ...  

Monisha Kaltenborn, CEO of the Sauber F1 Team, said, “A partnership like this between Formula One and Football has never existed before in this form, yet there are numerous commonalities and possible synergies. In either case we are talking about team sp ...  

Sauber has the swagger of a team of the future. Sauber Formula One driver Kamui Kobayashi of Japan drives during the qualifying session for the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, Saturday, April 14, 2012. The Hinwil based team struggled for survival in the ...  

"A partnership like this between Formula One and football has never existed before in this form, yet there are numerous commonalities and possible synergies," said Sauber Chief Executive Monisha Kaltenborn in a statement on Monday. "The Sauber F1 Team and ...  

Fired up by its own good performances from the first two rounds of the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship and refreshed after a little break, the Sauber F1 Team is heading for the next back-to-back race meetings. On 15th April the UBS Chinese Grand ...  

Today both Sauber F1 Team drivers qualified better than ever before in their Formula One careers: Kamui Kobayashi came fourth in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, while Sergio Pérez was eighth. Kamui Kobayashi: Sauber C31-Ferrari (Chassis 01/Ferrari ...  

Formula One enjoys enormous TV presence and, not least thanks to [Mexican] Sergio Pérez, is currently captivating more and more fans in Latin America as well.” Sauber has picked up 31 points from the opening four races of the 2012 F1 season.  

LONDON May 16 (Reuters) - The Swiss founder and owner of Sauber has given the Formula One team's chief executive a third of the company to ensure she stays on to lead it after he retires. Peter Sauber, 68, transferred the stake to Indian-born ...  

"A partnership like this between Formula One and football has never existed before in this form, yet there are numerous commonalities and possible synergies," said Sauber Chief Executive Monisha Kaltenborn in a statement today. "The Sauber F1 Team and ...  

The Sauber team announced the renewal of the partnership with Mexico on April 12th and the country will be featured in 12 of the remaining 18 Grands Prix on the rear wing of the two Sauber C31-Ferrari F1 cars. In every race, the name will be on the nose ...  

The programme for Kamui Kobayashi started on a damp track while carrying out some measurements related to the new aero package the Sauber C31-Ferrari is equipped with for this week’s test. The package includes a new front wing, new rear body work ...  

Jean-Eric Vergne has hailed this year's Formula Renault 3.5 line-up as the strongest outside of Formula 1. The Toro Rosso driver, who graduated to Formula 1 after racing in the Renault-backed series last year, believes that the championship has stepped up ...  

Romain Grosjean of Lotus and Kamui Kobayashi of Sauber have led the second day of Formula One testing at Mugello circuit. Grosjean was quickest in the morning, and Kobayashi then matched the Frenchman's time to the thousandth of a second in the afternoon ...  

In addition to Vettel, world champions Jacques Villeneuve and Kimi Raikkonen -- who is returning to F1 this year with Lotus -- have also had stints with Sauber. The Swiss team scored the same number of points in 2011 as in the previous campaign ...  

LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - Sauber's cars will sport the blue logo of Champions League finalists Chelsea from next week's Spanish Grand Prix as part of a deal between the Swiss-based Formula One team and the English Premier League club.  

Sauber's cars will sport the blue logo of Champions League finalists Chelsea from next week's Spanish Grand Prix as part of a deal between the Swiss-based Formula One team and the English Premier League club. 'A partnership like this between ...  

HINWIL, Switzerland — Activists are calling on Formula One team Sauber to carry a pro-democracy sticker saying "No Guns Against Voices" on its cars at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. The GSoA group, which campaigns for Switzerland to abolish ...  

Sauber's 'teaser' has done the trick, triggering paddock speculation about its forthcoming major backer. Sauber Formula One driver Kamui Kobayashi of Japan drives during the qualifying session for the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, Saturday, April 14, 2012.  

FA Cup winner Chelsea has announced a partnership with Formula 1 team Sauber in a deal that will break new ground between football and F1. The deal will see the west London club's logo appearing on the Swiss team's car as well as on interview walls that ...  

His team mate Kamui Kobayashi, 12th on the grid, crossed the line in 13th position. Sergio Pérez: 11th Sauber C31-Ferrari (Chassis 03/Ferrari 056) Start on used soft tyres, after 9 laps changed to used soft tyres, after 21 and after 37 laps changed to new ...  

Laurent Mekies (Chief Engineer): "In terms of the result, it’s not as good as last week. We are racing in the same mid-field group with Williams, Sauber and Force India and while in Australia we were at the top end of that group, here we are not.  

autosport.comKobayashi: Sauber have made step forwardcrash.netGiampaolo Dall'Ara, Sauber's head of track engineering, meanwhile echoed those views: “The Barcelona track is very complete. It has all kinds of features - low speed, medium speed and high speed corners as well as changes of direction.Sauber preview the Spanish GPPlanet-F1Spain preview quotes - Sauber, Mercedes on CatalunyaFormula 1Kamui Kobayashi says Sauber has made progress in...  

Swiss newspaper Blick revealed on Wednesday that Sauber F1 team boss Peter Sauber has banned Sergio Perez's father from attending Grands Prix. The report said the Mexican's dad Antonio - himself a former Mexican Formula 3 champion - struggled to cope track ...  

We really managed to maximise the car’s potential today. The target now is to gain some positions at the start and then we will see how the race develops. It will be pretty tricky for everybody tomorrow in terms of tyre degradation. Another podium doesn ...  

HINWIL, Switzerland — Activists are calling on Formula One team Sauber to carry a pro-democracy sticker saying “No Guns Against Voices” on its cars at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. The GSoA group, which campaigns for Switzerland to abolish its ...  

Kamui Kobayashi (car number 14): "Bahrain is one of my favorite circuits, and its layout is really good. I also like the high ambient temperatures there. It feels like summer. There was no race last year, so we have to guess how the track conditions are.  

Both drivers were able to complete their scheduled programmes. Kamui Kobayashi came 16th and seventh in the two 90-minute sessions, while Sergio Pérez was 11th and tenth. Kamui Kobayashi: Sauber C31-Ferrari (Chassis 01/Ferrari 056) 1st Practice ...  

Monisha Kaltenborn will become F1's first ever female team boss. Sauber Formula One team representative Monisha Kaltenborn answers question at a press conference following the second practice session at the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix at Sepang ...  

(CNN)-- The mystery behind the peculiar inscriptions "Out of the Blue" and "True Blue" which first appeared on Sauber engine covers at the Chinese Grand Prix has finally been revealed. The Swiss Formula One team has joined forces with English ...  

Kamui Kobayashi was on a three stopper and scored one championship point when he came in tenth. Sergio Pérez made two pit stops and came in 11th. Kamui Kobayashi: 10th Sauber C31-Ferrari (Chassis 01/Ferrari 056) Start on soft tyres, after 9 laps change to ...  

Sergio Pérez was fourth fastest in the morning, Kamui Kobayashi followed in fifth place. In the second of the two 90-minutes sessions the conditions clearly allowed for dry tyres, and both drivers continued to work on the car’s set-up. Kamui was seventh ...  

While Sergio Pérez made it into the final qualifying session, where he eventually finished tenth, Kamui Kobayashi struggled in Q2 and qualified 17th for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Sergio Pérez: Sauber C31-Ferrari (Chassis 03/Ferrari 056) Qualifying ...  

In a move that will interpreted as an example of either effective green management or shameless greenwash, Formula 1 racing team Sauber has today announced that it has obtained "carbon neutral" status. The Swiss team said that it has signed a deal with UK ...  

Sauber drivers Sergio Perez of Mexico and Japan's Kamui Kobayashi have picked up 41 points this season to put the team in seventh in Formula One's constructor standings. (Reporting by Keith Weir, editing by Tom Bartlett)  

The deal explains the reason behind Sauber having "Out of the Blue" and "True Blue" inscribed on the engine covers of the cars of drivers Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi in recent races in China and Bahrain. "The football club benefits from Formula One's ...  

Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi of Japan controls his car on turn two during the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 18, 2012. The small Swiss team announced in Shanghai that it is continuing its deal to ...  

LONDON — The logo of Premier League team Chelsea will appear on the cars of Formula One outfit Sauber beginning next week as part of an agreement that aims to increase the market presence of the teams outside their own sports. The partnership will see ...  

Sauber's cars will sport the blue logo of Champions League finalists Chelsea from next week's Spanish Grand Prix as part of a deal between the Swiss-based Formula One team and the English Premier League club.  

After neither Kamui Kobayashi nor Sergio Pérez had been happy with the balance of the Sauber C31-Ferrari in the first free practice, the crew used the break for quite a few set-up changes. In the second session the balance improved, but Kamui missed a lot ...  

After two days of Formula One test at Italy’s Mugello circuit, teams are finally getting a chance to work on improvements. The first day was interrupted by frequent rain showers and frequent red flags; teams couldn’t compare laps because track ...  

F1SAF1 : Sauber - 2012 Formula 1 pecking order may change again in European racesF1SAWith the pecking order in Formula One still not entirely clear after two races, it could be set to change all over again in the near future. That is the view of Peter Sauber, the Hinwil based team's owner and boss who witnessed his Mexican driver ...Sergio Perez keeps himself grounded as he targets championship in next two ...bettor.com (blog)Finding F1's X...  

Sauber team boss Peter Sauber has categorically refuted claims that a conspiracy was at the heart of yesterday’s Malaysian Grand Prix. The Swiss team missed out on a historic win by just 2.263 seconds as rising Mexican star Sergio Perez pushed Ferrari ...  

Sergio Perez insists he is "100 per cent" committed to Sauber, but revealed he would like to be with a "big team" within two years. Sauber Formula One driver Sergio Perez of Mexico smiles at a press conference following his second place finish at the ...  

Sergio Perez believes that Sauber's strong early-season form has given the team a motivational boost. The team has endured some tough times in recent years, coming close to dropping out of Formula 1 after BMW quit the sport in 2009 before being saved by ...  

... Kobayashi of Japan controls his car on turn two during the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 18, 2012. Switzerland's Blick newspaper reports that the 68-year-old team owner and boss fell at the ...  

Sergio Perez believes that Sauber's strong early-season form has given the team a motivational boost. The team has endured some tough times in recent years, coming close to dropping out of Formula 1 after BMW quit the sport in 2009 before being saved by ...  

Pocket rocket lovers who happen to live in Belgium, France, Spain, or Switzerland,rejoice! According to Brazilian enthusiast site webmotors.com.br, Renault is using to good effect its Formula 1 presence and is launching the Renault Clio R.S. Red Bull ...  

F1SAF1 : Team boss Peter Sauber believes there are still some gentlemen in Formula 1F1SAAs for whether there are many other gentlemen in Formula 1, he insisted: "In this business, you don't really ask this question. "I didn't know Colin Chapman. Ken Tyrrell was someone who appealed to me greatly, but he didn't take us (Sauber) seriously.Kaltenborn set to succeed SauberPlanet-F1all 20 news articles »  

Sauber have entered into a commercial partnership with Chelsea FC, with the relationship to see both the Formula 1 and football teams display the other's logo. Sky Sports F1 HD is THE only place to watch the 2012 Formula 1 season in full live.  

He added: "My successor is already confirmed. Monisha Kaltenborn is our new team principal. That is certain. When it happens is remains to be seen. "She will be the first female team boss of Formula 1 history. She has been with us for 13 years, always in ...  

Sauber chief executive Monisha Kaltenborn has backed Bernie Ecclestone's calls for a budget cap in F1, saying it would make the sport "more interesting". Formula One commercial rights holder Ecclestone recently re-opened the debate about a budget cap as he ...  

Sauber chief executive Monisha Kaltenborn believes a budget cap from next year would help guarantee the long-term survival of Formula One's smaller teams. F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone recently suggested a cap could come into force from 2013 given the ...  

Sauber CEO Monisha Kaltenborn thinks that a budget cap is essential in the sport if Formula 1 teams want to survive in this economic downturn. Kaltenborn believes that the cap will not only help teams to sustain their berth in the sport but also increase ...  

SEPANG, Malaysia, March 25 (Reuters) - Sauber's Sergio Perez left his boss in tears as he stormed to a stunning second place finish at a wet Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, becoming the first Mexican to earn a Formula One podium in 41 years.  

Sauber drivers Sergio Perez of Mexico and Japan's Kamui Kobayashi have picked up 41 points this season to put the team in seventh in Formula One's constructor standings.  

Update: Perez scored Sauber's first podium result since Robert Kubica won for the team with a second-place finish in a wet and dry Malaysian Grand Prix. The result was the first Mexican to be on the Formula 1 podium since 1971.  

It would be on the way to being mended, however, if he was reunited with the F1 grid. "In sport, people forget very quickly -- especially in formula one, where you're only ever as good as your last race," he concluded.  

The Swiss founder and owner of Sauber has given the Formula One team's chief executive a third of the company to ensure she stays on to lead it after he retires.  

Premier League giants team up with Formula 1 team in innovative cross-sport partnership  

Sauber has added its support to renewed calls for a budget cap in Formula 1, with the team hoping that one can be in place as early as next season.  

The World Series by Renault is a world-class motorsport event made up of four championships: the Formula Renault 3.5 Ser...  

The World Series by Renault is a world-class motorsport event made up of four championships: the Formula Renault 3.5 Ser...  

How much would it cost to attend every Formula 1 event in a season? This question was originally answered on Quora by Terrance Seto.  

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has announced that a 'majority' of teams have committed to the sport beyond 2012.  

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has announced that a 'majority' of teams have committed to the sport beyond 2012.