The Gentleman Magazine Issue 13 | February 2019 | Page 22

SAUBER AND ALFA ROMEO TO KEEP FIGHTING
FOR AMBITIOUS RESULTS AS ALFA ROMEO RACING
The 2019 Formula One World Championship will see two of
the most historical brands in motorsport – Sauber and Alfa
Romeo – return to circuits across the globe with 2007 World
Champion Kimi Räikkönen and the young Italian Antonio
Giovinazzi driving for Alfa Romeo Racing, formerly referred
to as the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team.
Just one year after it was founded on the 24th June 1910, Alfa
Romeo made its debut in an official competition, winning the
first Regularity Race in Modena. Since then, its sporting legend
has been a string of victories and top-three finishes in many
international championships, including Formula One. In 2019,
the cars of Alfa Romeo Racing will sport the time-honoured
four-leaf clover emblem that since 1923 has identified the
fastest Alfa Romeo models.
The long-term partnership between Sauber and Title Sponsor
Alfa Romeo was initiated in 2018. Over the past year, the Team
made continuous progress and finished the championship
in 8th place. The term of the collaboration has been further
extended, with the ownership and management of Sauber
remaining unchanged and independent. As Alfa Romeo
Racing, the goal continues to be the achievement of ambitious
results at the pinnacle of motorsport.
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Frédéric Vasseur, Team Principal Alfa Romeo Racing:
“It is a pleasure to announce that we will enter the 2019
Formula One World Championship with the Team name “Alfa
Romeo Racing”. After initiating the collaboration with our
Title Sponsor Alfa Romeo in 2018, our team made fantastic
progress on the technical, commercial, and sporting side. This
has given a boost of motivation to each team member, be that
track-side or at the headquarter in Switzerland, as the hard
work invested has become reflected in our results. We aim to
continue developing every sector of our team while allowing
our passion for racing, technology and design to drive us
forward”.
Mike Manley, CEO FCA:
“Alfa Romeo Racing is a new name with a long history in
Formula One. We’re proud to collaborate with Sauber in
bringing Alfa Romeo’s tradition of technical excellence and
Italian panache to the pinnacle of motorsport. Make no
mistake: with Kimi Räikkönen and Antonio Giovinazzi on one
side of the pit wall and Alfa Romeo and Sauber expertise on the
other, we are here to compete”.
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