{"id":70700,"date":"2009-12-08T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-08T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/08\/fia-gives-sauber-the-green-light-to-fill-toyotas-slot\/"},"modified":"2009-12-08T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-08T13:00:00","slug":"fia-gives-sauber-the-green-light-to-fill-toyotas-slot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/70700","title":{"rendered":"FIA gives Sauber the green light to fill Toyota’s slot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Filed under: Motorsports<\/a>, BMW<\/a>, Toyota<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nAfter months in limbo, the FIA has released a short statement to announce that it has approved the Sauber F1 team – formerly owned by BMW – to fill Toyota’s vacant spot<\/a> on the grid for next year’s F1 championship.<\/p>\n

The announcement puts an end to a long period of uncertainty for the Swiss team that started when BMW announced it would withdraw its support. A deal was then penned with a shady investment firm known as Qadbak. But after Qadbak emerged as little more<\/a> than a shell company for a convicted fraudster, the team’s founder and namesake Peter Sauber negotiated a deal to buy the team back<\/a> from the departing Bavarian automaker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

BMW motorsport chief Mario Thiessen – who supervised the company’s F1 participation from providing engines to Williams through its purchase of Sauber – has announced that he’ll remain with BMW and not leave with Sauber, leaving old Peter in charge. <\/p>\n

The newly independent team has reportedly negotiated a deal to run Ferrari engines next season, an arrangement that powered Sauber F1 cars for eight years, rebadged as Petronas under the sponsor’s name. Reports also suggest<\/a> that Giancarlo Fisichella – who raced for Sauber in 2004 alongside Felipe Massa – could drive for the team once again in parallel to his Ferrari test duties.<\/p>\n

A revised entry list is expected within the next few days. Follow the jump for the FIA’s official announcement.<\/p>\n

[Source: FIA | Image: Andrew Yates\/AFP\/Getty Images]<\/p>\n

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