 On 11 November 2016, Sauber akazivisa Ericsson aizoramba pamwe chikwata mu. Musi wa 16 Ndira 2017, timu yakazivisa kusaina kwaPascal Wehrlein, achitsiva Nasr. Mushure mekunge Wehrlein akakuvara mutsaona pa2017 Race of Champions, mutyairi wechitatu weFerrari Antonio Giovinazzi akatora nzvimbo yake pakuedzwa kwekutanga kwechando. Kunyange zvazvo Wehrlein akanga akakodzera kutora chikamu mumakwikwi e2014, akazobvisa mushure mekunge apinda mumisangano miviri yekutanga yekudzidzira, naGiovinazzi achimutsiva kwevhiki rese rekumhanya. Giovinazzi zvakare akatsiva Wehrlein pamakwikwi anotevera muChina. Mazuva mashoma pamberi pe2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, zvakasimbiswa kuti mukadzi wekutanga F1 timu mukuru Monisha Kaltenborn achange achisiya timu. Basa rake rakatsiviwa neyaimbova mukuru wechikwata cheRenault Frédéric Vasseur. 