Bortoleto on Audi's impact on Sauber mentality
Gabriel Bortoleto says Audi’s takeover of Sauber has driven a major shift in mentality inside the team, with the manufacturer’s backing and its own engine programme changing how it operates compared with the past. Bortoleto said: "Yeah, you can really see a difference, especially the mentality has shifted a lot. We have Audi backing us up. It's manufacturing. We are doing our own engine. We have a lot of financial support from them, so we are not struggling in that sense that maybe Sauber struggled in the past. And then the mentality also shifts. We want to achieve big things in the future."
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