Pascal Picci has stood down as Sauber chairman – citing a fall-out with Fred Vasseur over driver choices as a reason for his exit. Picci is credited with playing an important part at Sauber, especially regarding the sale of the team to Longbow Finance in 2016 that safeguarded their future. But he is reported to have announced his resignation towards the end of October and has alluded to a disagreement with team principal Vasseur about drivers as one of the main reasons for his departure. Alfa Romeo, the team run by Sauber, will have two new racers next season as Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou arrive to take the places being vacated by Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi. “I do not...
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