After the longest ever F1 season, the Hinwil-based Sauber outfit has introduced that three drivers – Théo Pourchaire, Zane Maloney, and Carrie Schreiner – will go away its driver academy programme.
Becoming a member of Tremendous Formulation because the reigning Formulation 2 champion, Théo Pourchaire made his debut within the Japanese sequence in early March. A possibility throughout the Atlantic noticed the younger Frenchman making the transfer to IndyCar.
His breakthrough efficiency in Detroit allowed the French driver to realize his first high ten end after a steadily progress season. The momentum continued on the Toronto spherical in July, the place he stuffed in for the injured Alexander Rossi, delivering a robust efficiency regardless of a whirlwind schedule that noticed him arrive mere hours earlier than the race.
As well as, Pourchaire supported Sauber as reserve driver, each trackside and off the monitor, working on the simulator and offering essential suggestions for the crew.
The Frenchman will now open a new chapter in his profession, as he lately took the position of check and growth driver for Peugeot within the World Endurance Championship.
As Théo, Zane, and Carrie graduate from the Sauber Academy, we look forward to thrilling futures for all three. 🎓
Carrie will stay a part of the crew’s racing household, transitioning to her new position from 2025 onwards, as Crew Model Ambassador. 💚
— Stake F1 Crew KICK Sauber (@stakef1team_ks) December 18, 2024
Zane Maloney joined Sauber’s younger driver programme firstly of the present 12 months. He loved a robust begin to his Formulation 2 marketing campaign with a dominant weekend in Bahrain that noticed him successful each the Dash and the Characteristic Race.
Nevertheless, he endured some difficult weekends after that, however he nonetheless managed to stay in competition for the title because the championship progressed.
Maloney additionally supported the crew with simulator work again at base in Hinwil in between races, as a part of reserve driver position. The penultimate spherical of the Formulation 2 championship in Qatar marked the Barbadian’s final look within the sequence, as the next week he travelled to São Paulo, Brazil, for the inaugural race of the 2024-2025 Formulation E Championship, making his debut for Lola Yamaha ABT.
With Formulation One offering full help to F1 Academy from 2024, Sauber elected to select Carrie Schreiner to symbolize the crew at the start of her second season within the sequence.
Alongside her F1 Academy commitments, Schreiner additionally gained worthwhile expertise in different sequence, participating within the Silverstone and Zandvoort British F4 rounds. As well as, she additionally returned to her GT racing roots, participating within the Nürburgring 24 Hours, ending third within the SP 8T class.
Schreiner will tackle a brand new position as Crew Model Ambassador from 2025, selling the crew’s values and appearing as a mentor for younger drivers, in parallel with persevering with her racing profession.
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