Sauber confirmed as Toyotas replacement for 2010 season

Date published : 03 Dec 2009 - 19:21:40

Munich-based car maker BMW, which bought an 80 per cent stake in the team in 2005, announced in July that it was pulling out of the sport at the end of the 2009 season. A deal to sell the team to Swiss-based investment fund Qadbak fell through and BMW said last week that it had handed back control to founder Peter Sauber.  Related ArticlesLewis Hamilton will have 'no advantage' over Jenson ButtonFerrari: F1 rulers waging war on manufacturersBernie Ecclestone will not lose sleep over Toyota exitToyota set to quit F1McLaren or bust for RaikkonenSport on televisionThe team had by then already lost their place on the grid to Malaysian-backed newcomers Lotus F1. When Toyota declared after the final race of the year in Abu Dhabi that they were pulling out, another vacancy was created. Sauber have already reached an agreement with Ferrari to use the Italian company's engines next year.