Alfa Romeo also adopts the Sauber F1 car name

A revised F1 entry list published by the FIA ​​has confirmed that Alfa has successfully applied for the chassis name from Sauber as well as the entry of the team.

It cements the Italian manufacturer’s first full F1 entry since 1985 as an extension of the partnership that began with Sauber last year, and confirms that the Sauber name will not be visible on the 2019 grid after last week’s announcement was only on the The identity of the team.

Alfa’s entry for 2019 was originally submitted as the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team, under the company Sauber Motorsport AG and with Sauber as the designated chassis name.

The still independent Sauber Motorsport AG is still the company behind the entry of Alfa Romeo Racing.

Name changes have been a point of contention in recent years because of their importance to F1 teams qualifying for prize pools.

A current prominent example is the takeover of the Marussia entry by Manor, which, however, has to use the existing chassis name for 2015.

However, a participant’s company name, team name, and chassis name can all be changed after the original participant list is published.

A vote by the F1 Commission was necessary due to the commercial agreements between Formula 1 and the teams that Alfa Romeo must adhere to in order to keep the prize money earned under the Sauber name of the entry.

A majority vote is sufficient for an immediate change and the team must notify the FIA ​​within seven days.

The Racing Point saga that followed the second half of last season was hampered by the Force India change of company and a subsequent addition.

Racing Point closed the 2018 season under this name and then retained it when the entry list was released late last year.

It had hinted that it was only a temporary solution and that it was pursuing its own new identity.

However, it remains on the updated FIA entry list with Racing Point as its company, team and chassis name – one day after changing its social media identity from Force India to Racing Point.

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