Former Ferrari sporting director Inaki Rueda will take over the identical place at Sauber in 2025 forward of its transition into the Audi works group, changing long-time incumbent Beat Zehnder.
Zehnder has been a part of Sauber because the Eighties and shall be remaining with the corporate as director of signature applications and operations, however relinquishing the sporting director position in the beginning of subsequent 12 months.
“On this new position, Zehnder will make sure the wealthy heritage of Sauber Motorsport continues to develop, uphold its core values and lead efforts to innovate and form its future,” Sauber mentioned in a press release. “All through 2025, he’ll fulfill a supervising operate to guarantee the very best transition because the group grows into its new buildings.”
In his place comes Rueda from Ferrari, the place he had been sporting director head of race technique from 2021 till 2023. Early final 12 months, Ravin Jain changed Rueda within the technique place, earlier than the Spaniard took on factory-based roles this season.
Additionally becoming a member of Sauber is Giampaolo Dall’Ara, who would be the new head of race engineering at Hinwil. Dall’Ara has beforehand labored for Sauber however since 2016 has run his personal consultancy agency and been a part of a number of different motorsport tasks.
“The appointment is a part of a transfer to optimize alignment on all automobile performance-related subjects and to make sure a joint operations method to subjects regarding the automobile’s efficiency, and as a part of which the corporate built-in the race engineering division into the technical group,” Sauber acknowledged.
Forward of Audi’s Method 1 entry in 2026, Sauber added that the management modifications “infuse the group with renewed confidence as they strengthen the group because it prepares for future challenges and alternatives, with a brilliant future as a manufacturing facility group forward.”
