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Peter Sauber: We lost the racer mentality and need it back

< ► > Peter Sauber is a living legend of motor racing and now an elder statesman who is no longer involved with his Formula 1 team as new owners plot a course for a new future at Hinwill, but at the age of 74 racing still pumps through his blood and his heart still beats for motorsport. Sauber evolved into a team boss from his passion as an amateur racer. His team lured Mercedes back into racing in the late eighties, winning endurance championships and also initiating the German manufacturer's first foray into Formula 1 as an engine supplier. In 2005 BMW bought Sauber to launch their own works campaign, but by November 2009 Sauber bought the team back. This triggered an era...
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