The 2017 F1 grid is taking shape with news that German youngster Pascal Wehrlein will move from Manor to Sauber. Wehrlein had also been linked with the open cockpit at Mercedes after Nico Rosberg’s retirement.The Sauber F1 Team on Monday announced that Pascal Wehrlein would join the outfit for the 2017 season, partnering with Swede Marcus Ericsson at a team that really struggled to compete in 2016. “We are very pleased to confirm Pascal Wehrlein as our second race driver for the 2017 Formula One World Championship,” team principal Monisha Kaltenborn said. “Now I am looking forward to meeting everyone in the team and to tackling the preparations for the 2017 season. That result allowed Sauber to leapfrog Wehrlein’s old team Manor in the 2016 constructors’ championship – scoring two points to Wehrlein’s solitary one secured in Austria.

Source: Daily News Egypt January 17, 2017 13:16 UTC