Brazilian driver Gabriel Bortoleto partners Nico Hulkenberg to complete Sauber's 2025 lineup. Valterri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu to part ways with the Zurich-based team.

Formula 1 will have a full-time Brazilian driver for the first time since 2017 after Sauber announced F2 leader Gabriel Bortoleto will join the team.

Signing Bortoleto, who leads the Formula 2 standings with two rounds to go, gives Sauber a blend of youth and experience alongside the 37-year-old Hülkenberg. German automaker Audi is taking over Sauber, which will be rebranded as the Audi works team for 2026.