Key to lead Sauber into Audi era in technical director role

Key will join the Sauber-run team on 1 September, taking over the role from Jan Monchaux.

He has been identified as the man to lead the team into its Audi era by Sauber Motorsport CEO Andreas Seidl, his former boss at McLaren in 2019-2022.

Key already knows the Hinwil operation well having served as technical director in the post-BMW period from 2010 to 2012, before he moved to Toro Rosso.

He was responsible for the C31, the car with which Sergio Perez and Kamui…