Former Ferrari sporting director Inaki Rueda will take over the identical place at Sauber in 2025 forward of its transition into the Audi works workforce, changing long-time incumbent Beat Zehnder.
Zehnder has been a part of Sauber for the reason that Nineteen Eighties and will probably be remaining with the corporate as director of signature packages and operations, however relinquishing the sporting director position initially of subsequent 12 months.
“On this new position, Zehnder will make sure the wealthy heritage of Sauber Motorsport continues to develop, uphold its core values and lead efforts to innovate and form its future,” Sauber mentioned in an announcement. “All through 2025, he’ll fulfill a supervising perform to guarantee the absolute best transition because the workforce grows into its new buildings.”
In his place comes Rueda from Ferrari, the place he had been sporting director head of race technique from 2021 till 2023. Early final 12 months, Ravin Jain changed Rueda within the technique place, earlier than the Spaniard took on factory-based roles this season.
Additionally becoming a member of Sauber is Giampaolo Dall’Ara, who would be the new head of race engineering at Hinwil. Dall’Ara has beforehand labored for Sauber however since 2016 has run his personal consultancy agency and been a part of a number of different motorsport tasks.
“The appointment is a part of a transfer to optimize alignment on all automobile performance-related matters and to make sure a joint operations method to matters regarding the automobile’s efficiency, and as a part of which the corporate built-in the race engineering division into the technical group,” Sauber said.
Forward of Audi’s Method 1 entry in 2026, Sauber added that the management modifications “infuse the workforce with renewed confidence as they strengthen the group because it prepares for future challenges and alternatives, with a brilliant future as a manufacturing facility workforce forward.”
