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Sauber opt to drop Wehrlein for 2018 – report

Sauber have decided to drop Pascal Wehrlein at the end of the season so F2 champion and Ferrari reserve Charles Leclerc can join the team. According to the well-respected Blick reporter Roger Benoit, Sauber will head into next season with Marcus Ericsson and Leclerc, meaning Wehrlein and another Ferrari hopeful in Antonio Giovinazzi would be left without a seat. Ericcson has yet to score a World Championship point this season, but the Swede's backers are the same as those who pump cash into the Sauber F1 team and has reportedly been retained for predominantly that reason. Sauber's renewed relationship with Ferrari, once the engine deal with Honda was cancelled, has allowed the opportunity...
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