The new name comes following Alfa Romeo's departure as the Sauber-owned outfit gears up towards Audi's entry in 2026. Alfa Romeo held naming rights from 2019 to 2023 but has now left the grid having been unable to secure a deal elsewhere . Stake, as the team is now known as, is still owned by operated by Sauber and unveiled its car for the upcoming campaign earlier this week. It enters the season following a disappointing 2023 campaign that saw it fall to ninth place in the Constructors' Championship.
Despite an unchanged driver line-up of Bottas and Zhou Guanyu, the former has stated that the rebrand can act as a new beginning for the team. “When you see the visuals of the team and when you see the car and all this, it's almost like a fresh start,” Bottas told media including RacingNews365 . “It almost feels like a new team. Obviously, it’s lots of the same people, but I think it just represents the mindset of the team, that we do things our way and there's no limit to what we can do. “A fresh start and a fresh opportunity - it’s exciting.” Bottas added that Stake is focused on stronger results after its disappointing campaign last year. “Looking at last year's performance, it would be more teams like Alpine [that we're targeting],” Bottas said. “We don't want to be fighting towards the back. We need to be on the better side of the mid-pack.”
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