Sauber Motorsport’s financial support was essential for Theo Purcher to continue in Formula 2 this year, but it also expanded his responsibilities to the Alfa Romeo Formula 1 team, where he is listed as a reserve.
And this happened despite the fact that the French racer was originally a protege of Frederic Vasseur, who until recently was Sauber’s CEO, but this year led the Ferrari team.
“I came into the Sauber Academy thanks to Fred, because he was the team leader at the time (in 2019),” said Purscher at the start of the season. “But now I don’t have much contact with Wasser and I work with new bosses, with Andreas Seidl and Alesandro Alunni Bravi. In my opinion, this cooperation is developing well and I am very satisfied.”
Several months have passed since then, and now Theo emphasized in an interview with Formulascout that as a reserve driver he feels like a full member of the team, and confirmed that Sauber will continue to pay for his participation in Formula 2.
“They help me a lot financially, together with the ART team and the French national federation they pay for the season,” Pourcher confirmed. – Collaboration with Sauber is very important to me, not only financially: they help me to grow and develop professionally.
I work a lot on the simulator, based on the team, I study the technical side of Formula 1, the whole process of creating a car. And it helps me better understand how a race car works on the track.
When I drive about 500 laps a day in the simulator, I improve my driving style, I learn to deal with both oversteer and understeer. All this also helps to concentrate well, to keep calm and to avoid mistakes. Sometimes it’s not easy when you have to do so many laps.”
Last winter, the 19-year-old Frenchman moved to Switzerland and now lives near Sauber’s base in Hinwil, allowing him regular visits there.
“This is very important to me because I have to meet a lot of people,” Purscher continued. “Sauber has a lot more employees than the F2 team. And if I ever want to get behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car, it’s important to know and interact with everyone in the team.
Source: F1 News
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