Arguably the least desirable seat on the grid next season is alongside Nico Hulkenberg at Sauber. Although Audi have officially taken 100% control of Sauber already, they won’t be on the Formula 1 grid until 2026. At this stage, it’s hard to see them scoring a point before that introduction and the new ruleset given how far off the pace they currently are. Zhou Guanyu is regularly running last in qualifying and the race itself, although he only lasted five laps at the Belgian Grand Prix before the car failed. For his teammate Valtteri Bottas, he’s extracting as much performance out of the car …
