 The following day Sauber confirmed their new multi-year agreement with Ferrari for up-to-date engines starting in 2018.On 29 November 2017, Sauber announced that they had signed a multi-year technical and commercial partnership contract with Alfa Romeo, therefore the team was renamed to "Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team" for the 2018 season onwards.On 2 December 2017 it was announced that Charles Leclerc and Marcus Ericsson would be racing for the team in 2018.