Sauber aims to finish the 2024 championship with dignity: the Swiss team, along with Racing Bulls, is one of the few to introduce technical updates in Abu Dhabi. Being able to bring upgrades to the last race of a 24-event season highlights the drive within the Hinwil team to turn around a very challenging season, marked by continuous personnel changes during the complex transition from being a customer team to becoming Audi’s official works team.
Ending the championship with zero points was unacceptable: while they cannot escape the last place in the Constructors’ standings, there are at least important signs of a revival.
In Qatar, Guanyu Zhou secured four valuable points with an eighth-place finish, giving a clear indication that the C44, with its newly designed and conceptualized front wing, had finally found good balance.
At Yas Marina, the team, led on track by Alessandro Alunni Bravi, introduced the latest update concerning the rear diffuser. This modification has increased airflow capacity thanks to a revised keel design that features a truncated section compared to the previous sleeker version.
This innovation is complemented by changes to the rear corner: the brake ducts have been redesigned with flaps that direct airflow to work in synergy with the new diffuser, aiming to manage the rear wheel wake more efficiently and improve performance. Valtteri Bottas’ seventh place in yesterday’s free practice suggests the team is on the right track…
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