Sauber still increasing its staff numbers

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18:37, 20 Dec 2018

Sauber boss Frederic Vasseur has revealed that the team are still building up its staff numbers.

The team was on the brink of collapse two years ago, before a buyout and new alliances with Ferrari and Alfa Romeo boosted the team giving the more confidence for the future ahead.

Talking to swiss newspaper Blick, Vasseur said: “We did have around 320 people, but today there are 430.”

"We have employed more than 50 new engineers alone. For 2019 we still have 35 vacancies.”

"The Alfa Romeo name makes it easier to fill positions. We have become a very good address."

Returning Sauber driver Kimi Raikkonen, from Ferrari, has helped bring more staff to the team.

"Kimi is a Godsend, We have a good understanding, there is no bulls**t, we clearly agree.”

"Kimi can help us and comes to the factory more and more often. And Antonio (Giovinazzi) has learned a lot at Ferrari and this year is said to have done 75,000 kilometres on the simulator."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Sauber still increasing its staff numbers

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