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Sauber's Jonathan Wheatley on the Audi F1 project: "we're not messing around"
As F1 heads into its summer break, TG catches up with Jonathan Wheatley on all things Sauber Jonathon Wheatley, Sauber F1's smiley silver fox and team principal, must be heading into Formula One's summer break with more of a spring in his step – or at least some confidence. He's one of the sport's most respected operators – fluent in the language of racing, pit stops, strategy, and the fine art of team building. He's also one of us: a proper car nut, with a garage full of gems. Plus a CV that stretches from spannering in the junior categories to calling the shots in the most high-pressure sporting environment on Earth. He left Red Bull to take on something bigger, messier, and far riskier: leading Kick Sauber F1 through the final years of its independent life and transforming it into Audi's first works Formula One team in 2026. As we enter the break, the team that's set to become Audi F1 next year has 51 points – 47 more than it had at the end of last year, when it came stone cold last with just four – a whole 664 fewer than championship winners McLaren. So, halfway through the season, Sauber's currently seventh in the constructors' championship, one point behind Aston Martin and ahead of Racing Bulls, Haas and Alpine. That's progress. With a season-best sixth for Gabriel Bortoleto in Hungary and Nico Hülkenberg hustling himself onto the podium at the British Grand Prix before that (the team's first podium since Kamui Kobayashi in 2012), there seems to be tangible forward motion. The podium wasn't a one-off flash in the pan. Apparently this year has been about shedding old weaknesses as well as chasing new strengths. Last season, Sauber had the dubious distinction of being the slowest team in the pitlane – repeatedly hamstrung by hardware issues that saw wheel nuts cross-threaded and stops drag on into double-digit seconds. In 2024, they suffered the ignominy of a 31.18-second stop for Valtteri Bottas and a 20.20-second stop for Zhou Guanyu. Now, just a year later, they've taken the DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award at the Spanish Grand Prix – 2.13 seconds for a full tyre change on Bortoleto's car. That transformation is apparently no accident. It's a product of a 'monumental' effort back in Hinwil and at the track. Jonathan Wheatley – in collaboration with Mattia Binotto, chief operating and chief technical officer at Sauber Motorsport – has been leading the transformation. But we thought we'd catch up with him before he put his flip-flops on and headed to the beach for a well-earned break, to talk about racing success, engineering challenges, cultural shifts and one of his real loves – road cars. Oh, and his pug, who rides shotgun in his Porsche: Lola. TG: Let's start at Silverstone. First podium for the team in 12 years, Nico's first in his career – that must have felt pretty special? JW: It was an extraordinary experience. I've been with teams and won championships, I've been with teams and won races for the first time. But the sheer joy in the team was something wonderful, something I really, really enjoyed being a part of. It was kind of like an outpouring of… I guess there's been this build-up of... can we do it'? Are we capable of doing it? And the team delivered a brilliant team effort. Did it change the belief in the garage? Since I joined in April, you can feel the momentum gathering inside the team. The communication's getting better, the structures are getting a little bit more refined and it's feeling every bit like we're on a journey now. We've taken the first step there, but it's a race at a time. I'm not expecting us to be getting a podium every weekend. You swapped Red Bull for Sauber. What are the biggest cultural differences, and what were you expecting? I had a pretty good idea of what to expect. I've had friends at Sauber for years. It's not like I didn't know anything about the team. I've had very, very long friendships with people from there. But ultimately, if you're a racer and you're in a racing team, there's a shared vision, there's a shared goal. It feels like a racing team. That's just how it is in its bones.
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Film explores black women's connection to swimming
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No plans to axe £15 parking fee for Ipswich Town home games
Football fans in Ipswich will have to continue paying a premium to park on matchdays, despite the club being relegated back to the Borough Council introduced a £15 fee at its long-stay car parks following Town's promotion to the Premier League last charge applied to motorists using the Portman Road, Princes Street and West End Road car parks in the three hours before kick-off and the one hour after the demotion of the Tractor Boys, the council told the BBC there were "no plans to change" the current rate. Jane Riley, the council's portfolio holder for culture and customers, said: "We believe the current rates are good value for money for drivers who wish to park right beside the stadium." Lower charges still apply in the car parks at other previously said that "premium tariffs are common at car parks close to other Premier League grounds", and that some were "charging up to £37 per day".But fans told the BBC they felt it was unfair for the council to continue charging £15 for parking when the club was no longer in the top flight. Kevin Cooper, 67, said: "I do feel it is unfair to take advantage of Town fans, because it costs enough to get in to the game anyway."I don't see why football fans should be charged more to park than everybody else."If they maintain that £15 price in the Championship and people are prepared to pay it, then I guess the temptation would be to put it up again." Emily Heasman was another who said retaining the price hike was unfair."If they want people to support the club then they should make it a reasonable price so people can afford to park," the 32-year-old told the BBC."The price of everything is going up these days, and it's almost as if they don't want people to come and enjoy it."Fifteen pounds is steep – I could spend that in the shop or to get a drink." Paul Oakshott, 59, said: "Even in the Premier League it was disgusting, but now we've come back to the Championship you would think they would let it go."I think it's just totally wrong, and it doesn't make sense. If we go up again, are they going to increase it even more?" Sue Russell, 45, told the BBC she would never consider using those car parks because of the price."Fifteen pounds is a lot of money, and it's a lot of money to support your team," she said."We live an hour's walk away, but we'd rather walk than pay £15." Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
