Sauber will be forced to enter the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix under a revised full name due to strict laws in the country regarding gambling advertisements.
The Swiss squad is fully entered as Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber, after its title sponsor, a Curacao-based online casino firm.
It has been the team’s lead backer since last year, when Sauber cut its ties with Alfa Romeo amid its transition to Audi, which begins next season.
The Netherlands, which hosts F1’s first post-summer break round at Zandvoort next week, has recently introduced stricter laws, curbing adverts on gambling firms.
This encompasses sponsorships at sporting events and on competitors’ apparel, leaving Sauber with no option but to tweak its identity for the race.
Holland’s gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit [KSA] forbade Sauber from brandishing the company’s logo on its cars last year, but the team proceeded to do so anyway.
However, the team has heeded the warning this year, Zandvoort being the second time in 2025 in which it has been forced to undergo this change.
Similar laws in Belgium meant the team had to remove the company’s branding from both Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto’s C45s.
Sauber will arrive in Holland seventh in the Constructors’ Championship, having amassed much of its 51 points haul since the start of the European leg of the season.
Combined, Hulkenberg and Bortoleto have managed to help the team to top 10 finishes in the last six races, including the German’s maiden podium at Silverstone.
The Brazilian rookie was responsible for the team’s most recent points finish, a career-best sixth place last time out in Hungary.
Just one point behind Aston Martin, Sauber will hope to continue its momentum, as it aims to secure a positive midfield finish with its Audi identity change just months away.
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