Ferrari engines

The Swiss-based Sauber Formula One team announced a multi-year agreement on Friday to continue using Ferrari engines after this season.


Sauber principal Frederic Vasseur said his team's long history with Ferrari would allow them "to move forward swiftly and efficiently, also in terms of the development of the 2018 car."

Sauber are using last year's Ferrari power unit this season but Vasseur told reporters at the Hungarian Grand Prix, before the deal was announced, that such a situation could not continue in 2018.


The move casts doubt on the future of the team's line-up, with Germany's Pascal Wehrlein a Mercedes-backed driver while Ferrari have in the past placed some of their own academy youngsters with Sauber.


Sauber's plans to link up with Honda, whose engine has failed miserably in comparison to rivals with current sole partners McLaren rooted in last place, fell apart after the departure of former principal Monisha Kaltenborn in June.