由 admin There is less than a week left before the F1 race returns to the fans. During the summer break, there have been many big events in the paddock, and the most eye-catching one is the internal upheaval of the Kick Sauber F1 team. In just two weeks, there were as many as 4 senior personnel changes in the team, which is a rare situation in F1 history. Seidl and Hofmann left the team due to internal conflicts, while Binotto and Red Bull F1 team’s sporting director Whitely joined the Kick Sauber F1 team. In this case, can the team led by Zhou Guanyu catch up in the second half of the season and achieve a breakthrough in scoring points? Let’s analyze it with the editor of Linshen Sports.
One: The internal conflict between Seidl and Hoffman has clearly created a huge hole for the team.
Since Seidl joined the Kick Sauber F1 team, the conflict between him and CEO Hoffman has never stopped, and it has become particularly noticeable this season, when the team has gone a long time without scoring points. This problem has also led to minimal progress in the team’s development and upgrade efforts for more than half a season, and has left the team’s personnel with a lack of motivation and no real progress in solving the fundamental stability issues with the car.
It could be said that it was the internal rivalry between the two that dug a huge hole for the Kick Sauber F1 team. While it is not as huge as the $1 billion that Ralph Schumacher said, it is indeed a gap that cannot be easily bridged compared to its competitors.
Two, Can Binotto and Whitely’s joining help Kick Sauber F1 team regain its competitiveness?
The current mess at the Kick Sauber F1 team is a difficult situation for anyone to pick up. Faced with this predicament, Binotto has a lot on his plate. In addition to guiding and overseeing the research and development department to improve the weak performance of the car, he also needs to soothe the negative emotions of the team’s personnel due to the instability of the team. With multiple tasks on his shoulders, he may not be able to spare time for anything else. It is certain that it is almost impossible to make a breakthrough in performance in a short time and catch up with other mid-pack drivers.
And Whitely’s joining might have a certain positive impact on the team’s performance during races. As the sporting director, he does have his own unique approach in this regard. However, if the car performance is not up to par, he might have no room to maneuver. For Kick Sauber F1 team, a more realistic goal might be to improve the car performance through research and development before the end of the season, so that they can have a chance to compete with their rivals.
Three, the Kick Sauber F1 team duo needs to regain their confidence, as they have not been in the top ten for a long time.
For the two drivers of the Sauber F1 team this season, the first half of the season was undoubtedly a long and arduous experience. The Sauber F1 car was not only slower than its competitors, but it also lacked basic stability. In this situation, both drivers urgently needed to regain confidence by improving the car’s performance. Both drivers have very impressive skills, and if the car’s performance can be steadily improved, we believe that Guanyu Zhou and Valtteri Bottas can achieve better results.