Sauber boss Jonathan Wheatley has explained the subtle tweaks behind major F1 improvement.

The much-maligned team were bottom of the constructors’ championship l🎃ast year, and waited until the 23rd grand prix for their first point.

But now with ex-Red Bull chief Wheatley as their team principal there areꦬ obvious signs of growth.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg’s brilliant P5 finish last weekend at the F1 Spanish Grand Prix, from 15th on the grid, was their best result since Valt⭕teri Bottas three years ago at Imola.

🅠Hulkenberg even overtook Ferrari’s Lewis H😼amilton to underline his incredible drive.

Wheatley also noted how their pitstops - which bli𝄹ghted them last season - have become quicker.

ꦬ“As a team we performed at the highest level,” Wheatl𒁃ey told the F1 Nation podcast in Barcelona.

“I was so impressed with our communication, conversations with the factory, ꦯthe strategies, the car had pace across both tyre types. Nico has a point to𓆏 prove after qualifying!

“It’s great tཧo be motor racing again and to be genuinely competitive.

“I thought we had a pretty solid car in qualifying, both drivers were cap🐻able of getting into Q2. Nico just didn’t do that. To do that at this track? It’s an aero track. It’s hugely encouraging.

“It delivered what our tools said it would.ಌ I sit here tonight like 🍎we’re on the right track.

“I’ve been here eight weeks and done seven races, like your feet don’tꩲ touch the g💯round!

“I’ve tried to liste💧n to people and understand how we’ve got ไhere.

“I am starting to get a good feel for what we can do. We have changed a 🧜few things about how we communicate. I feel that we’re in the right direction.

“Pit stops are a manifes𓆏ta♉tion of team spirit. So, to do a 2.1s pit stop… I am very proud.

“It was strange to see us chasing two Ferraris!”

More F1 joy for Sauber predicted as new package looms

Sauber named a new-look driver partnership this season, pairing veteran Hulkenberg with rookie 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Gabriel Bortoleto.

Brazilian journalist Julianne C༒erasoli provided insight into Bortoleto: “He is loving the car. He says it is much better in traffic which was a problem in the first few races.

“They h🎶ave a lot more usable downforce. They went to make the car more drivable, not to add more downforce. It is more predictable.

“Think about Sauber - they went through a very diff🦄icult year, moving ﷽from Sauber to Audi management.

“Their last p🐻ackage, at the end of 2024, worked well when Guanyu Zhou got points.

“They are coming from very low positions but they were a bit bet🌠ter, 🌳in the mix for Q1 and some Q2s.

“This package [in Spain🦄] worked and they will have another before the summer break so it’s looking good for them.”

Jesú💜s Balseiro added to the F1 Nation podcast: “Normally you see good results from the midfield teams and there are Safety Cars, rain or crashes.

“The🏅 thing we have in mind is Hulkenberg overtaking Hamilton in a Ferrari!

“I🐬t’s exciting to see 🥀the cars at the end of the grid doing good results.

“Evဣerybody believes that Barcelona is a reference track. They did really good so they can have a good summer.”