{"id":132091,"date":"2025-09-12T11:07:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T11:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/132091\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T11:07:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T11:07:10","slug":"ask-a-team-principal-with-kick-saubers-jonathan-wheatley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/132091\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask a Team Principal with Kick Sauber&#8217;s Jonathan Wheatley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">2025 has been a year of change for Jonathan Wheatley. He left Red Bull in the UK to join Kick Sauber in Switzerland, stepping up from Sporting Director to Team Principal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">In the latest episode of <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiRjEgRXhwbGFpbnNfbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9ybXVsYTEuY29tL2VuL2xhdGVzdC90YWdzL2YxLWV4cGxhaW5zLjJDZDBqNWFvRDNFT29hYW9hU2RnaUQiLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/tags\/f1-explains.2Cd0j5aoD3EOoaaoaSdgiD\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1 Explains<\/a>, Wheatley answers your questions about moving from a World Championship-winning team to one seeking success. He tells podcast host Christian Hewgill how he leads the hundreds of people working at <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiU2F1YmVyX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi90ZWFtcy9raWNrLXNhdWJlciIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/teams\/kick-sauber\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sauber<\/a>&#8216;s factory and at the racetrack, including experienced driver <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiTmljbyBIdWxrZW5iZXJnX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9kcml2ZXJzL25pY28taHVsa2VuYmVyZyIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/nico-hulkenberg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nico Hulkenberg<\/a> and rising star <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiR2FicmllbCBCb3J0b2xldG9fbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9ybXVsYTEuY29tL2VuL2RyaXZlcnMvZ2FicmllbC1ib3J0b2xldG8iLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/gabriel-bortoleto\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gabriel Bortoleto<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">More change is ahead for <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiV2hlYXRsZXlfbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9ybXVsYTEuY29tL2VuL2xhdGVzdC90YWdzL2pvbmF0aGFuLXdoZWF0bGV5LjJQM2lCUHJtWXpocWEwdDE5SVRlRXAiLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/tags\/jonathan-wheatley.2P3iBPrmYzhqa0t19ITeEp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wheatley<\/a> and Sauber in 2026, as <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiQXVkaV9saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vbGF0ZXN0L3RhZ3MvYXVkaS4zd2xpNXdwT2dLQkZ6S01Tbmw2bDh6IiwicGF0aFR5cGUiOiJpbnRlcm5hbCJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/tags\/audi.3wli5wpOgKBFzKMSnl6l8z\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Audi<\/a> prepare to take over the team. Wheatley responds to your questions on how the transition is going and Audi&#8217;s ambition to win in Formula 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">The full episode of F1 Explains is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiYWxsIG90aGVyIHBvZGNhc3QgYXBwc19saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL2F1ZGlvYm9vbS5jb20vY2hhbm5lbHMvNTEwNDYyNi1mMS1leHBsYWlucyIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiZXh0ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/audioboom.com\/channels\/5104626-f1-explains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">all other podcast apps<\/a>, or you can listen using the player above on this page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">F1 Explains is the award-winning official F1 podcast which answers your questions about the sport. You can send your questions to <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiRjFFeHBsYWluc0BGMS5jb21fbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoibWFpbHRvOkYxRXhwbGFpbnNARjEuY29tIiwicGF0aFR5cGUiOiJpbnRlcm5hbCJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/mailto:F1Explains@F1.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1Explains@F1.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2025 has been a year of change for Jonathan Wheatley. 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