The rivals are serious about this year's Alfa Romeo Sauber performance, which has been enormously advanced last year, and the Kimi Räikkönen reinforced team can be dangerous to everyone.
The Sauber team had been very weak in the few seasons before 2018, but with the entry of Alfa Romeo, reinforcement of Ferrari's cooperation, new certifications, the team made tremendous progress last year; and become actors.
The secure financial background, the acquisition of 2007 World Champion Kimi Räikkönen, all suggest that they may be even stronger in 2019.
“Sauber is a great team. They had a difficult time for a couple of years, but I think they're coming back with Ferrari. Fred (Vasseur, team boss) is a great leader, I think they are developing very nicely. They will have to pay attention to them, they can be quite ahead next season. I look forward to it, ”said Sergio Perez, currently head of Racing Point at Sauber in 2011-12.
Mclarenes Carlos Sainz also sees a serious opponent in the Swiss team:
“We can all fear them. Of course, we have to hold on to everyone. There's the Sauber, but there is the Force India (Racing Point) that is now working on a larger budget. Then there is Renault, what are they going to do? And Haas, if you continue to get as many Ferrari parts as you have… ”
“McLaren has also opened a new chapter, and after a difficult year, we want to get to constructor 4. So all these teams have to count, any one can lead the middle. ”
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