Helmut Marko believes it would be “incomprehensible” if Sauber decide to retain 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valtteri Bottas for the 2025 F1 season.

Sauber are still yet to announce which driver will partner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg next year.

Should Sauber want an experienced option for🍬 2025, Bottas is thought to be the fron✨t-runner.

The Swiss-based outfit also have a nu💜mber of exciting, younger ca♒ndidates.

McLaren junior Gabriel Bortoleto has beenꦛ linked with a move to the team, while Franco Colapinto’s starring performances for Williams has put him in the frame.

Zhou Guanyu is not thought to be under consideration by Mattia Binotto, with the Chinese driver struggling to match Bottas’ pace in 2024꧃.

Marko, who is head of Red Bull’s junior programme, has📖 given his ꦛview on the Sauber/Audi situation.

“I think Audi’s car will definitely not be a winning💦 car next year,” Marko told Sport.🀅de.

“That means there will be no pre🎀ssure for Audi or its drivers.

“It would be a good compari💫son with Nico Hulkenberg. If the performance is not right, you can always replace him for 2026.

“If the situat🦋ion is really that Valtteri Bottas gets the chance, then the whole thing is even more incomprehensible 🐭to me.”

Anotﷺher option Sauber could consider is Mick Schumacher.

S🃏chumacher missed out on the Alpine drive to Jack Doohan - and would give Aud♕i another German driver.

Marko feels if Schumacher misses out on tജhe Sauber seat, his F1 career is offici🍷ally over.

“I think the Formula 1 story is really over for Schumacher if he doesn’t get that꧟ Audi se🍨at,” Marko added.

“Then he has to concentrate on the long-distance races in thꦐe WEC, where he was already very successful.

“If he wants to stay in mo🧸torsport, he has to find something that he likes, but where he also has a chance to 🍒win.”