The workforce, which can revert to its Sauber identify from subsequent yr forward of it changing into Audi in 2026, has had a difficult marketing campaign with its C43 automotive not having delivered the step ahead hoped for.
Drivers Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu have scored simply 16 factors between them and the squad is presently ninth within the constructors’ championship, 4 factors forward of backside outfit Haas.
As a part of an analysis that the workforce has finished at its Hinwil base, following the arrival of latest technical director James Key, Alfa has determined that there is no such thing as a level making an attempt to eke additional good points from its present design subsequent yr.
As an alternative, the Swiss squad will embark on an all-new route with its C44 that it hopes will deal with the weak factors from this season.
Alfa Romeo workforce principal Alessandro Alunni Bravi mentioned that Key had been instrumental in serving to the workforce lean in direction of doing one thing totally different for 2024.
“He began the primary week of September, so he is additionally contributing to subsequent yr’s automotive, to our C44 automotive,” defined Alunni Bravi.
“We reviewed fully the challenge, along with him, and due to his expertise we went via an in-depth evaluation of all of the areas of the automotive, taking choices.
“So, subsequent yr’s automotive is not going to be an evolution of this yr’s automotive, as a result of we expect that there are some limits on this idea that we can’t exploit additional. So, we are going to actually have a totally new automotive from chassis to suspension, the whole lot, all of the areas.
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Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo C43, Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo C43
“In fact, it is easy to determine the issues, however then you definitely want to have the ability to repair it. So, we’re working onerous, the group is rising.
“We have now new appointments which might be becoming a member of, and that can be capable to contribute additionally to subsequent yr’s automotive however the reply might be given to all of us subsequent yr in Bahrain.”
Alunni Bravi mentioned he has no doubts that drivers Bottas and Zhou have been in a position to produce the whole lot that Alfa Romeo wanted in the event that they got the appropriate gear.
“If we’re in a position to present a performing automotive to our drivers, there they’ll ship,” he mentioned. “However it’s actually a matter of giving them the whole lot that they should carry out.
“There isn’t a problem with our drivers. They’re skilled, and we have now seen that they’ll contribute with factors.
“However the matter is to have a stronger automotive with extra efficiency in any monitor situation, with each tyre temperature, so all the weather.
“This has been our weakest level. Too many up and downs and never constant all through the season.”