Under-the-radar P8 in Qatar is a big deal for struggling squad
Sauber avoided the dreadful fate of ending the 2024 campaign with zero points at the F1 Qatar Grand Prix.Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inboxGuanyu Zhou finished eighth at the Lusail International Circuit, delivering his team their first points of the year.
Zhou and teammate Valtteri Bottas had previously toiled away all season without a single reward for their effort. Bottas has one more opportunity, at next weekend’s F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, to score a point and avoid ending the year point-less.Sauber improve in Qatar“We've been waiting for these improvements for a long, long time,” Bottas said.Sauber have instead signed Haas’ Nico Hulkenberg and will give Formula 2 driver Gabriel Bortoleto his big break.Zhou’s future is less clear but he has been linked with a reserve role for Ferrari.
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