Sauber's success is an F1 anomaly as teams switch focus to 2026
Mercedes sent over a staffer to Sauber bearing bottles of Champagne and a message of congratulations after Nico Hülkenberg's surprise third place at the British Grand Prix on Sunday. It was his first podium as a driver and the team's best finish in 13 years.
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Callum Wilson Is The Hero Who Newcastle United's Dreams Possible
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - MAY 25: Callum Wilson of Newcastle United acknowledges the fans, ... More after his last game for the team, following the Premier League match between Newcastle United FC and Everton FC at St James' Park on May 25, 2025 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by) In 2025, Newcastle United is once again a powerhouse. Having won its first domestic trophy in 70 years and qualified for the Champions League, the future is incredibly bright. But it could be said that none of what it has achieved or will go on to achieve would be possible without Callum Wilson, the striker who announced his departure from the club on Monday. For all the understandable frustrations around a quiet summer of transfer business, it can be easy to forget just where Newcastle came from after being taken over by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund in October 2021. But in that story, Wilson is probably the main character, donning Newcastle's most demanding squad number. If you wear number 9, you need to be ready to handle pressure. By then, he'd been at the club just over a year, having joined from Bournemouth for £20m ($27m) in the summer of 2020. The club he signed for was a shadow of what it is now, stripped to the bare bones in terms of staff numbers and ambition. Steve Bruce was the head coach, tasked with keeping Newcastle in the Premier League for the sole purpose of lining Mike Ashley's pockets. While the former owner, a sportswear tycoon, had very little interest in development of any sense, Wilson's arrival was a change from what had become the norm. In the 13 years since he bought the club, Ashley mostly demanded young players be signed with the aim of selling for profit before they hit their peak. At 28, and with a less than flattering injury record, Wilson didn't fit that bill. But he knew where the goal was and there were no doubts over his ability to deliver immediately. Bruce hoped that if he could stay fit, Wilson's goals would stave off the threat of another relegation. A debut strike at West Ham set the tone before another 46 in the Premier League; only Alan Shearer and his now former teammate Alexander Isak have more for Newcastle. That is even more impressive considering how is injury nightmares continued to haunt him. Ashley's Newcastle was not a club for dreams. Bruce lacked the tactical nous to compensate for the pitiful investment in the playing squad; all he could do was hope to motivate a hard-working group spearheaded by the quality provided by Wilson and winger Allan Saint-Maximin. If they produced in the final third, Newcastle knew it had a chance of winning. There was no joy attached to that winning, but it was necessary as the city drifted, waiting and praying for a new era it could get behind. NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 17: Callum Wilson of Newcastle United (9) scores the opening ... More goal during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur at St. James Park on October 17, 2021 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images) Fast-forward a few years, and Newcastle has outgrown Wilson. He's now 33 and the physical toll on his body has told. With a Champions League campaign on the horizon, Newcastle cannot carry passengers. But Wilson carried it when it needed him to; that was his service, scoring the goals to keep the club relevant enough to finally rid itself of Ashley. There should be no limit to the thanks he receives. Fittingly, it was Wilson who scored the first goal after the takeover, Bruce's final game, against Tottenham Hotspur. Two minutes in, he reacted quickest to score in trademark fashion, but far from the first time, he was let down by the environment his coach had overseen. Newcastle was eight games into the 2020-21 season with no wins to its name, its squad unfit and directionless. They wilted and lost the match 3-2. Although Eddie Howe, Wilson's coach at Bournemouth, came in, it took weeks for him to change the club's fortunes. His first win came against Burnley in December; 14 games had past by that point, nobody had ever stayed up from such a position, but Howe believed. There are no prizes for guessing who scored the winner that day. Howe has transformed Newcastle since, and Wilson's role evolved. He didn't need to be the saviour anymore, but continued to be first choice striker even after Isak arrived in August 2022 due to the Swede picking up a serious injury. He played for England at that year's World Cup in Qatar and scored 18 goals in all that season, dovetailing with Isak nicely by the end as Newcastle lost in the Carabao Cup final to Manchester United but qualified for the Champions League. This should have been Wilson's line in the sand. 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Wimbledon 2025: Ben Shelton advances to first Wimbledon quarterfinal, defeating Lorenzo Sonego in 4 sets
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