 Prior to the Belgian Grand Prix, Sauber announced a sponsorship deal with Austrian private jet operator GlobeAir.Sauber finished the season with a respectable 48 points finishing in 8th position on the Constructors Table, following the season's conclusion Ericsson was not retained for the following season and Leclerc departed for Scuderia Ferrari.On 11 September 2018, Sauber announced that Kimi Räikkönen would be returning to drive for the team for the 2019 and 2020 seasons, swapping places with Charles Leclerc who would be moving to Ferrari.